Very roughly - when Rome converted to Christianity it was a bureaucratic decision to consolidate power under the church. They kept pretty much all of the pagan rituals and holidays but slapped Jesus's face on them. They even kept the pantheonic system but renamed them under biblical terms like demons and angels, and then added the saints to replace local deities in newly conquered lands.
There is no "Catholic Church" in the Bible and the Popes have never adhered to the Biblical teachings of Jesus. They use the Christian ideals of sin and forgiveness to enforce obedience and taxation.
With 1700 years of hindsight, it seems like the Catholic Church is just a front for what they themselves would call "satanism" and they could even be likened to what we would call corrupt globalists today.
As much as I agree that the Catholic Church is as evil as it comes…the immaculate conception is referring to The conception of Mary, her birth is 9 months later sept 8. They say she was conceived without sin, hence immaculate conception.
Plus Dec 25 is almost certainly not the actual day of Jesus' birth. It was a way to keep the pagan celebration held that day but rename it as Christmas.
Meanwhile, the Bible says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and that includes Mary.
Jesus also made it clear Mary is no different than the rest of us on numerous occasions.
Luke 11:14-28 (Verses 14-26 are for context and you can skip to the end for tl;dr)
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
So Jesus is preaching and is accused of working with Beelzebub after casting out demons. He states the oft-quoted "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth." (As an aside, we are witnessing the truth of this statement in real time in the United States...).
After Jesus is done saying this to a crowd trying to tempt him, a woman shouts "Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps (teats, nipples) which thou hast sucked." (Note: The Hail Mary prayer contains the same sentiment, does it not?)
What was Jesus's response?
Without dishonoring his mother, He replies, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
Luke 8:20-22
20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Jesus obeyed the commandment to honor his father and mother even to His death. It's not that He did not love His mother. Rather, He knew it was important for her not to be worshipped, as that's a violation of the second commandment (the one the Roman Catholics removed and also pretend they don't violate because they "venerate" statues and relics rather than "worship" them), so he continuously pointed people back to the word of God.
John 19:25-28
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Very roughly - when Rome converted to Christianity it was a bureaucratic decision to consolidate power under the church. They kept pretty much all of the pagan rituals and holidays but slapped Jesus's face on them. They even kept the pantheonic system but renamed them under biblical terms like demons and angels, and then added the saints to replace local deities in newly conquered lands.
There is no "Catholic Church" in the Bible and the Popes have never adhered to the Biblical teachings of Jesus. They use the Christian ideals of sin and forgiveness to enforce obedience and taxation.
With 1700 years of hindsight, it seems like the Catholic Church is just a front for what they themselves would call "satanism" and they could even be likened to what we would call corrupt globalists today.
The Nag Hammadi is an interesting read.
Find the oldest bible you can aquire and compare to modern ones. Try to comprehend 2k years of that.
Interpretation varies just like a statistic.
Dec 8 the immaculate conception......Birthday Dec 25.
As much as I agree that the Catholic Church is as evil as it comes…the immaculate conception is referring to The conception of Mary, her birth is 9 months later sept 8. They say she was conceived without sin, hence immaculate conception.
Plus Dec 25 is almost certainly not the actual day of Jesus' birth. It was a way to keep the pagan celebration held that day but rename it as Christmas.
Meanwhile, the Bible says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and that includes Mary.
Jesus also made it clear Mary is no different than the rest of us on numerous occasions.
Luke 11:14-28 (Verses 14-26 are for context and you can skip to the end for tl;dr)
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
So Jesus is preaching and is accused of working with Beelzebub after casting out demons. He states the oft-quoted "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth." (As an aside, we are witnessing the truth of this statement in real time in the United States...).
After Jesus is done saying this to a crowd trying to tempt him, a woman shouts "Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps (teats, nipples) which thou hast sucked." (Note: The Hail Mary prayer contains the same sentiment, does it not?)
What was Jesus's response?
Without dishonoring his mother, He replies, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
Luke 8:20-22
20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Jesus obeyed the commandment to honor his father and mother even to His death. It's not that He did not love His mother. Rather, He knew it was important for her not to be worshipped, as that's a violation of the second commandment (the one the Roman Catholics removed and also pretend they don't violate because they "venerate" statues and relics rather than "worship" them), so he continuously pointed people back to the word of God.
John 19:25-28
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Where is that theory? The popular idea is it is Jesus's bday, intrigued