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I always understood the word "conceived" or "conception" to apply to the person being born, not the parent. Is this not accurate?

• nsxwolf 4y ago
  Yes, that’s how it’s being applied here, referring to Mary’s own conception. It’s a Catholic doctrine that essentially says God called the Mary constructor with a status override flag of “originalSin = false”, so that she would go on to be a fitting vessel to carry Christ later.
  • daenz 4y ago
    Oh, I understand now, thanks. So in theory, if Mary had had multiple children, it would have really messed up the idea of the Trinity (3)
    • ben_w 4y ago
      It messes up someone's headcannon, that's for sure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_of_Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_of_Jesus