The early Christians consistently recognized Mary as the New Eve, drawing a direct parallel between her obedience and Eve’s ...

491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more ... 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius ...

In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed precisely and clearly that Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin. This privilege of ...