Comments on: What is meant by the “Immaculate Conception?” http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-meant-by-the-immaculate-conception an online magazine for spiritual seekers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-meant-by-the-immaculate-conception/comment-page-1#comment-16268 Steve Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:40:18 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=566#comment-16268 The Church promotes the Lourdes apparitions as "Worthy of Belief," but no individual is bound to put their faith in any private revelation. Instead, we are bound as Catholics to believe in all public revelation, which ceased with the death of the last Apostle (i.e. sacred scripture and sacred apostolic tradition). The title of "Immaculate Conception" predates the apparitions at Lourdes. In fact, the apparition's claim of that title is often presented as circumstantial evidence for the apparition's legitimacy. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception (not the teaching itself) was established in 1854 and it is unlikely that a 14 girl from the French countryside would think up such a title on her own just 4 years later. That's certainly not proof, but interesting in and of itself. The Church promotes the Lourdes apparitions as “Worthy of Belief,” but no individual is bound to put their faith in any private revelation. Instead, we are bound as Catholics to believe in all public revelation, which ceased with the death of the last Apostle (i.e. sacred scripture and sacred apostolic tradition).

The title of “Immaculate Conception” predates the apparitions at Lourdes. In fact, the apparition’s claim of that title is often presented as circumstantial evidence for the apparition’s legitimacy. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception (not the teaching itself) was established in 1854 and it is unlikely that a 14 girl from the French countryside would think up such a title on her own just 4 years later. That’s certainly not proof, but interesting in and of itself.

]]> By: Dave Romo, Eucharistic Minister http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-meant-by-the-immaculate-conception/comment-page-1#comment-16257 Dave Romo, Eucharistic Minister Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:30:34 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=566#comment-16257 Does the Church accept as truth that the appearance of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, and Bernadette describes the "Lady" as the "Immaculate Conception"is where the title came from? Does the Church accept as truth that the appearance of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, and Bernadette describes the “Lady” as the “Immaculate Conception”is where the title came from?

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