re what was the immaculate conception in article may athos rutgers edu seanna bnr ca seanna s m watson wrote i have quite a problem with the idea that mary never committed a sin was mary fully human if it is possible for god to miraculously make a person free of original sin and free of committing sin their whole life then what is the purpose of the incarnation of jesus why can t god just repeat the miracle done for mary to make all the rest of us sinless without the need for repentance and salvation and all that yes mary is fully human however that does not imply that she was just as subject to sin as we are catholic doctrine says that man s nature is good gen but is damaged by original sin rom in that case being undamaged by original sin mary is more fully human than any of the rest of us you ask why god cannot repeat the miracle of mary s preservation from original sin a better way to phrase it would be why did he not do it that way but you misunderstand how mary s salvation was obtained like ours the blessed virgin mary s salvation was obtained through the merits of the sacrifice of christ on the cross however as god is not bound by time which is his creation god is free to apply his sacrifice to anyone at any time even if that person lived before christ came to earth from our time bound perspective therefore christ s death and resurrection still served a necessary purpose and were necessary even for mary s salvation steve creps indiana university creps lateran ucs indiana edu
