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No, a true Catholic HAS to believe in Mary, as should ALL Christians.
Clarification:
Anyone claiming to be Christian proclaims a beief in Mary each time they recite the Nicene Creed. One cannot be a Chrisitan without a befief in Mary.
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1) She is the Mother of God, this was defined at the Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D.
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2) She was Immaculately Conceived, this was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
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3) The Assumption, at the end of her life, God assumed her into heaven. This was defined by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
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4) She was a perpetual virgin, this was defined by Pope Paul IV, in his Constitution, Cum Quorumdam Hominum, of 1555, in which he expressed the constant teaching of the Catholic Church concerning both the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the perpetual virginity of Mary.
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∙ 10y agoYes, Catholics believe in Mary, that she was immaculatly conceived, that she was the mother of God, that she was aperpetual virgin and at the end of her time on earth she was assumed into heaven.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Along with her son, Jesus and all of the saints in addition to her.
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Do Greek Catholics believe in the Virgin Mary?
Greeks that are Catholic, do believe in the Virgin Mary.
Do Catholics believe that the Virgin Mary's mother was a virgin as well?
No, Catholics do no believe that St. Anne was a virgin.
Why are Catholics required to believe in the private apparition of Mary in such places as Lourdes Fatima and Guadalupe?
Apparitions of Mary or others are not doctrinal issues and Catholics are not required to accept them.
What are 4 things that Jesus' Mother Mary does on our behalf?
Non-Catholics do not believe Mary intercedes for anyone.
What was the main points on assumption of Mary?
The catholics believe in the assumption of Mary because they believe she is with out sin. Therefore she would be taken to heaven and she would not have to die.
People who are christian do they believe in Mary?
Yes, of course we believe she was real. We just don't worship her, or pray to her. Catholics do that.
Why do Catholics believe that Jesus is Mary's son?
Because He was conceived in her womb and she gave birth to Him.
When do Catholics believe that Mary died?
Catholics do not believe that Mary died: rather, they believe she was assumed into Heaven and crowned as its Queen by God when the time came for her to no longer live on Earth. Mary may have died a natural death and then her body was assumed into Heaven a short time later. Both of these beliefs are acceptable to the Catholic Church.
Which of the original 13 colonies was the first to guarantee religious freedom for Catholics?
Mary Land I believe ^.~
Dot point on the difference between catholic and protestant?
Mary. The fact that Catholics believe that Mary is to be acknowledged. And that Catholics use rosaries and speak the Hail Mary prayer. They do not worship Mary, but rather talk to her much as someone would talk or pray to a loved on that has passed away.
What do Roman Catholics believe happened at Lourdes?
Catholics are free to believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Saint Bernadette in 1858. It is not an article of faith so belief is not required for salvation.
What are the main views of the Roman Catholic?
The main view of the catholics is that Mary was a virgin all her life, Mary intercedes for us and not Jesus, they believe Mary did not die but went to heaven.
