What do Catholics believe about Mary and why?

What Catholics believe

A. Mary was conceived free of original sin (called the Immaculate Conception)

B. She never committed personal sin

C. When she died she was assumed body and soul into heaven

D. She is 100% dependent on God, and by her subordinate cooperation she plays a role in all the graces that come to us

Why Catholics believe this

1. Preliminary texts on the general holiness of Mary from Scripture (the following texts do not prove any Marian doctrines -- such te

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What is the Communion of Saints?

Christians have always believed that the Church exists not only in this world but extends into heaven, and the saints in heaven can pray for us, if we ask them to (consider Revelation 5:8; 8:3-4; Matthew 18:10; Tobit 12:12, 15; cf. Hebrews 11:4-12:1 for the "great cloud of witnesses"). For intercessory prayer in general: 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 15:30; Colossians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; for the suprasensible unity of all Christians: 1 Corinthians 12:25-27; Romans... [Read More]