On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII, acting ex cathedra, issued Munificentissimus Deus, an authoritative statement of official doctrine of Roman Catholicism. In Section 44 the pope stated: By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. The doctrine is based on Sacred Tradition that Mary, mother of Jesus, was bodily assumed into heaven. For centuries before that, the assumption was celebrated in art. The proclamation leaves open whether or not Mary died before assumption into heaven. Some theologians[citation needed] have argued (rightly or wrongly) that Mary didnt die, but the dogma itself doesnt say this. MWAMBAs thoughts: This is obvious. The clergy made a decree that The Virgin Mary went to heaven without dying. This was based off tradition and not evidence. Its tradition that Santa Claus rides a sleigh being pulled by reindeer, and he go down a chimney and eat the milk and cookies. See this type of stuff is what the church has been doing for over a millennium. Just like in 325 in Nicea went the clergy met up to decide on who Iesus was going to be. This is really sad that people believe in a myth.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 10:22:25 +0000
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