St. Paul says that One died for all, and therefore all were dead. II.Cor. V., 14.

1 min readUpdated 12 October 2022

Such texts must be interpreted in the light of other passages where God reveals that Mary was never under the dominion of Satan. Mary is included in these words of St. Paul juridically in so far as she was born of Adam, but she was not allowed to be born in sin to be afterwards redeemed. She was redeemed by prevention.

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