So, it turns out that yesterday was Annunciation, the day that an angel came to Mary and told her that she was going to be impregnated by the Holy Ghost. Mary says, okay, I’ll do it. Whether she had a choice in the matter has been debated for 2000 years. Could she have said no?
She says this: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according t…
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