Marian apparition paradox?

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Why if Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven does she appear with just a spirit? Why not allow us to see her body?
 
But it doesn’t seem to like affect the physical world how is that possible if it’s physical? Also why does she appear different? She looked one way why no similarities?
 
Mary has an extensive wardrobe for various times & places.
She did affect our “world” at Mexico City in 1531
 
But I mean her race and nationality change each appearance. Why is that the case?
 
This is very true but I didn’t think changing races was a qualification of perfected bodies? Why not appear to make it more realistic and consistent?
 
Mary’s glorified body is like that of Christ and is no longer subject to the rules of nature. God is all powerful so it is plausible that He can allow the body of Mary to do this.
 
Like in Guadalupe she appeared as brown skinned and holding a black ribbon that native women wear when they are pregnant
 
We simply don’t know what the parameters of the glorified body are. After the Resurrection, Jesus was often not recognized, at least right away. Mary appears in her physical, glorified body which evidently can take on various aspects and lots of different costume changes!
 
There is no “perfect body me” at some particular age is there?
If Mary can change her wardrobe (there is no fabric in heaven is there … and if there is where in the cosmos is the manufacturing plant) I am sure she can change her physical appearance as well, just like Jesus the “gardener”.

That is one of the gifts of being glorified, total control over ones own body.
I cannot wait to lose my curly red hair.
 
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I didn’t think changing races was a qualification of perfected bodies?
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There’s a rule book for what perfected bodies can do, and you’ve seen and read it?
I don’t think any of us are the experts on what perfected bodies can and cannot do. ’
Moreover, God could conceivably grant Mary all sorts of special abilities to appear in a particular way.
 
She wasn’t exactly Caucasian to start with… 😉

Mary belongs to all people. So the attributes which God chooses to allow her to manifest reflect that. Her ability to not allow language to be a barrier reflects that. At Kibeho, you have her described as “neither black nor white, but her skin shines like polished ivory”. And yet-- here’s a picture of her Kibeho statue.


You see it reflected most often on our side, in art. But if you ever encounter it on the other side, you can kindly explain how her inconsistency in choosing to manifest once as mestiza is causing confusion. 😛
 
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