#ngl i leave this here bc people on tumblr all be like omg!bataille!st sebastain!ther eros of the wound! wow!

[ananke-xiii]

I'm leaving this one here as a reminder that "immaculate conception" doesn't mean "virgin birth". The two are, of course, related because Catholics are crazy and these notions clearly go against all good sense and logic, but! the two still don't mean the same thing.

Mary was conceived the normal way (lol) but she was conceived without sin (immaculate) because she was being prepared to be fhe Holy Spirit's vessel and give birth to God's son who's also God ("virginity" in the sense that was later solely attributed to the word).

I just keep seeing it used incorrectly and I'm like no! This is actually worse than you think! The craziness level is up the wazoo! It's the beginning of the whore/madonna thing and it's not even just about sex! It's about being a sinner by default (which is a given anyway) but you can not be a sinner ONLY if God takes a fancy to you and "spares" you of said sin in order for you to become a vessel for him anyway. In comparison to this virgin birth seems totally bland as a concept if you ask me.