The Orthodox Church does /not/ accept the Immaculate Conception - TopicsExpress



          

The Orthodox Church does /not/ accept the Immaculate Conception doctrine of the Latins: “For, it is certain that God did not create her (Mary) in such a way that she had to live a totally immaculate life, nor did He grant to her greater help than to all other men. … On the contrary, she won that unique and wonderful victory solely by using her own ability and the same challenges to virtuous life given equally to everyone.” (St Nicholas Cabasilas, “Homily on the Nativity,” 7, quoted by Constantine N. Tsirpanlis, “The Mariology of Nicholas Cabasilas.” _Marian Studies_, vol 30. 1979.)
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:37:26 +0000

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