What dogma states Mary was conceived without Original Sin and remained free from personal sin?

• A. Immaculate Conception
• B. Virgin Birth
• C. Perpetual Virginity
• D. Assumption

Answer: (A)

The Immaculate Conception holds that Mary was conceived without Original Sin and remained free from personal sin. This means from the very moment she came into existence, Mary was granted a special grace by God to be preserved from sin, preparing her to be the mother of Jesus. It’s a Marian dogma that distinguishes Mary’s unique purity from other beliefs about her life.

This is different from the Virgin Birth, which is about Jesus being conceived by the Holy Spirit and Mary’s virginity at the time of Jesus’s birth. It also differs from Perpetual Virginity, which holds that Mary remained a virgin for her entire life, and from the Assumption, which concerns Mary being taken up into heaven at the end of her earthly life. The combination of being conceived without Original Sin and remaining free from personal sin points to the Immaculate Conception.