Why would Mary admit her own need for a Saviour if she is without sin?

[LBKat]

If Mary is holy and sinless, why would she admit her own need for a personal Savior as she does in Luke?

I know the Protestant answer–and wholeheartedly affirm it. However, I have never asked a Roman Catholic–so to be fair, I thought I respectfully should. Please explain how you can biblically support Mary’s holiness (keeping the Luke passage in mind).

I also understand you might give me articles to read–that is fine, but I would prefer a straight up answer–just as if I might ask any Roman Catholic on the street.

Thank you so much!

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

LBKat,

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching of Mary’s sinless nature. Additionally included are several links addressing doctrines that are not explicitly stated in the Bible as well as the importance of oral Tradition. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading:

• [Mary: Full of Grace (http://www.catholic.com/library/Mary_Full_of_Grace.asp)
• [Are there Bible verses that support Mary’s sinlessness? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=24382)
• [Mary’s Sinless Nature (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=10474)
• [Immaculate Conception and Assumption (http://www.catholic.com/library/Immaculate_Conception_and_Assum.asp)
• [When did the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption become dogmas? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=205224)
• [Why should any doctrine not explicitly referred to in the Bible, be listened to? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=23115)
• [How can we know a doctrine is true if it’s not in the Bible? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=26449)
• [Does Church Tradition exist only to interpret Scripture? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=63042)
• [Non-Canonical Writings… (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=10554)
• [Oral Traditions not found in the Bible (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=8421)
• [**How do you respond to “Everything you need to know is in the Bible”? ** (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=169762)

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