medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
jbugslag wrote:
>
> I remember Bill East entertaining the list once, as he was wont to
> do, by recalling his discomfort in being involved in a Catholic
> church service in which the officiating priest made the same mistake
> as is being discussed here: namely, confusing "the virgin birth" and
> "the immaculate conception". The latter, as I understand it, usually
> refers to Mary being conceived without the stain of original sin. But by
> that definition, wouldn't Christ's conception also have been immaculate?
Yes, but even more so :-)
John Briggs
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