From www.gotquestions.org
There is a huge misconception out there about the Immaculate Conception.
Many people mistakenly believe that the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Jesus Christ.
The conception of Jesus was most assuredly immaculate, but the Immaculate Conception does not refer to Jesus at all. It refers to the alleged perfection of Mary.
The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in regards to Mary, the earthly mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. An official Vatican statement states:
“…the blessed Virgin Mary to have been, from the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Christ Jesus the Savior of Mankind, preserved free from all stain of original sin.”
Essentially, the Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was protected from original sin, that Mary did not have a sin nature and was, in fact, sinless. That’s bunk.
The Bible describes Mary as an ordinary human female whom God chose to be the earthly mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. She is called blessed amongst woman, not above woman.
Mary was surely a wonderful wife and mother whom Jesus definitely loved. But nowhere in the Bible does it say she was without sin and that we are to pray to her.
