Why Orthodox Christians Reject the Immaculate Conception

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[kellykizer]

One does not make Jesus unclean by touching Him. Jesus makes you clean by touching you.

[mx_moi]

Correction: Catholics don’t believe Mary NEEDED to be immaculately conceived (as that has illogical implications of its own) but rather that The Triune God found it “fitting” to come in that way.

[neochris]

Angel Gabriel calls her κεχαριτωμένη in Luke 1:28 Kecharitōmenē. This Greek word has no exact translation in Latin, nor English. It is a conjugation, extension of three words.

χαριτοω (charitoo) "Grace", μένη (mene) (passive participle) and κε (ke) (prefix of χαριτοω which means it is in perfect tense).

The angel is not telling her she is receiving grace (much less "favor" as some translations say) in that particular moment, but that she is (passive participle) made graceful, fully, in past present and future (perfect tense). It's a quality of her being. She is blessed among all women. In vulgar latin translations it was usually translated as gratia plena/full of grace.

This word Kecharitōmenē had never been used in Greek literature before this moment and wouldn't be used again until the V century. The author of Luke coined the term and meant it literally.

Remember that “Grace” is undeserved divine help, gifted for free by God to someone so that person can better respond to His calls. Having such an absolute divine help, in past present and future, implies no sin whatsoever, otherwise it would not have been truly gratia plena.

[Kryptarch]

I’m Roman Catholic, but I find your channel very interesting! I like learning more about my Orthodox brethren and the Orthodox belief. You have beautiful churches, and your masses are something else.

[trompettist]

So Mary is more holy because her parents had emotionless sex? That's just weird.

[SimonCamilleri]

How sad. There is nothing impure or unrighteous about passionate sex within marriage.

[chelsmaria]

"Dispassionate conception" is disturbing on so many levels. It contradicts one of God's most important purposes in the procreative act within marriage.

[johnp]

Luke 11:27-28
As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

[yafetdemesew]

Correction: We Ethiopian Orthodox also believe in the immaculate
conception of virgin mary.
Edit:sorry If I misled some people but the immaculate conception of virgin mary is only Roman Catholic's dogma😅😅😅 not ours

[KidistSibket]

God purified her because she is His holy temple

[nicholasgregoris]

Saint Augustine of Hippo (4th c.) taught that no sin whatsoever should ever be mentioned when speaking of the Blessed Virgin Mary on account of the Lord's honor.

[michaelpena]

O Mary conceived without sin pray for us sinners who have recourse to thee.

[sunlitsebastian]

but the reason why this is wrong is because when Mary was born it wasn't because of her parents having holy intentions it was an immaculate conception because God chose her to be fit to give birth to the savior

[robbieg.]

Nah. If Mary was a virgin, then her womb was sexually undefiled, so was therefore worthy to birth Jesus. She doesn’t have to be completely sinless, in fact there’s no scriptural evidence that she was.

[robertwatt]

She is the Immaculate Conception. Amen

[CroElectroStile]

in the 16th-18th centuries in Russia, the confession of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception was widespread. This was taught, for example, by Hegumen Ioannikios Holiatsky (2), Archbishop Lazarus Baranovich of Chernihiv (3), Theodosius of Chernihiv, Anthony Radzivillovsky, Varlaam Yasinetsky, Stefan Yavorsky. Professors of the Kiev Theological Academy, founded to combat Catholic influence, solemnly pledged to defend this doctrine, and students established societies in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God

[peterpoulos]

A message to all fellow Christians. Pride is a sin you can have, even applying it to religious beliefs. This comment section is an example of the pharisaical spirit. Regardless, of the true interpretation of Mary or other religious beliefs, it isn't prudent to throw the term heretic around. Every Christian religious video I have watched on YouTube contains animosity and accusation that is unwarranted. I hope that people trying to evangelize in comment sections also participate in prudent evangelization in real life.

[BetterYet]

But Mary died.... The wages of sin is death. She was a sinner just like the rest of us. As for Jesus, his power is in the blood. We all get our blood from our fathers. Not our mothers. Modern science proves that Mary did not have to be sinless for Christ to be pure. Christ's father was pure. Not so us.... That's why we suffer the sins of our fathers, even to the 4th generation, not our mother's.

[cehson]

I am so blessed to be Catholic, thank you Lord.

[genghisdingus]

I don't see how Mary's parents not loving each other makes things any better but ok...