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To: markomalley
While this posting definitely leans RCC, it seems that the author made some effort to present information. Kudos for that effort.

The first person known to have asked what happened to Mary's body was St. Epiphanius. He was a 4th century Bishop, close to the scene of events,

So the first time anyone bothered about Mary's death was 3 or more CENTURIES after she died. And this is called "close to the scene of events". He's no closer to scene of events than I am to the scene of the American Revolution. In fact, I am closer to those events; should I start claiming to be an expert?

Have you considered WHY nobody worried about figuring out how Mary died for such a long period of time? Could it possibly be that Mary is not central to the Gospel message? Have you considered the timing surrounding the emergence of Mary as akin to a goddess?

There are reasons why the "Assumption" is not in the Bible: (A) Mary is not of critical importance to the Gospel message; and (B) It never happened.

3 posted on 06/10/2007 9:11:38 PM PDT by pjr12345 (But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:20)
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3 or more CENTURIES

Should read 2 or more CENTURIES

4 posted on 06/10/2007 9:13:47 PM PDT by pjr12345 (But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:20)
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