Perhaps find out a little more about the 4 early Church heresies commonly cited, and how the Catholic Church
confessed truths in the councils and synods it held, where it discussed the heresies.
I Believe the Eastern Orthodox Church teaches the Immaculate Conception is redundant due to its concepts of original sin.
There are four heresies I know of in the early church - Gnostic , the Ebionite, judaizers, Arian
Apologetics started up way back then. The most prominent apologist was Justin Martyr. There should be info on all these on the net.
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