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To: RnMomof7; Jaded; Judith Anne; Legatus; maryz; NYer; Salvation; Pyro7480; Coleus; narses; annalex; ..
My point WAS why would the church speculate on where Mary's tomb is, if they believe she was assumed..

Since the 4th century there has been a church were Christians believe the tomb of Jesus Christ is, yet we all know He was Resurrected. The Church has never said that the Blessed Mother didn't die.

8,945 posted on 10/06/2010 5:11:45 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee
The Church has never said that the Blessed Mother didn't die.

And they never said she did

The Extent of the Magisterial Teaching

In defining the Assumption as a revealed dogma, Pope Pius XII did not infallibly answer all the questions that relate to the “where, when, and how” of the Assumption. For example, we do not know how old Mary was and whom she was with at the time. Also, the Holy Father did not attempt to resolve the controversy as to whether she was in Ephesus or Jerusalem, as there was no mention of where she was at the time of her Assumption. In addition, Pope Pius XII’s definition said nothing about Mary’s mediation, her queenship, or other privileges.

And significantly, Pope Pius XII left open the question of whether Mary “died.” Note that the definition intentionally uses the ambiguous phraseology, “having completed the course of her earthly life.” Some maintain that she did not die, because her Immaculate Conception freed her from the effects of original sin, including death.

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9,001 posted on 10/06/2010 9:55:07 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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