I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I'm a convert. As with many Protestants, I was very uncomfortable with the idea of all the attention shown Mary. Why issue two ex cathedra statements regarding her?
It was a slow change to Catholicism for me. So slow that I once thought that my conversion was pretty quick. It wasn't until years later that I realized how far back the seeds were planted, and how slowly they grew. When I converted, I didn't know anyone who was Catholic. Even after conversion I was a bit uncomfortable with the Marian dogmas. It's taken time, but I have found a relationship with the Holy Mother.
Through Christ's grace, she was preserved from Original Sin. Here was something new under the sun. Here was an original of the species.
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