I take issue with Mary being free of original sin. Where in the Bible or any of quotes of Jesus would lead you to believe that? Also the idea of Christmas being Jesus’ birthday seems like a stretch as well. That’s what skimming over the BC left me with.
What defects were there in the original ark?
"Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book." John 20:30
"But there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written." John 21:25
“Where in the Bible or any of quotes of Jesus would lead you to believe that? Also the idea of Christmas being Jesus’ birthday seems like a stretch as well. That’s what skimming over the BC left me with.”
Where in the bible does it lead you to believe that what the Church teaches is false?
The Gospel of Luke (c. 60 A.D.), (Luke 1:28) calls Mary “Kecharitomenae” (“Full of grace” or “perfectly graced”). Thus, when we first meet Mary in Scripture, even before she assents to become the mother of the Messiah, she is already Baptized into Christ and free of all sin.
Also the idea of Christmas being Jesus’ birthday seems like a stretch as well.
The date of Christ's birth is not dogma. The history behind how that date was arrived at, goes back to ancient times.
We have told you this before, I’m sure.
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit were all present at the creation of the world. Read Genesis.
In advance, they saw Mary — remember there is no time with God — and she was picked as the mother of God the Son when he would become human. She was protected from original sin at that time.