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Roman Catholic doctrine holds that not only was [[Jesus]] sinless, but so, also, was His Mother, [[Virgin Mary|Mary]]. The belief that the Virgin Mary was sinless at conception is called the [[Immaculate Conception]].  

Roman Catholic doctrine holds that not only was [[Jesus]] sinless, but so, also, was His Mother, [[Virgin Mary|Mary]]. The belief that the Virgin Mary was sinless at conception is called the [[Immaculate Conception]].  

The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] teaches that the Virgin Mary was born with Original Sin but that she was cleansed of this sin at the time of the Annunciation. The Church also teaches that by free will she did not commit any actual sin.  

The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] teaches that the "all-holy" (Greek ''panagia'') Virgin Mary was born with Original Sin but that she was cleansed of this sin at the time of the Annunciation. The Church also teaches that by free will she did not commit any actual sin.  

This doctrine, called ''Marianism'', is not ''universally'' held by all Catholics, however.

This doctrine, called ''Marianism'' by some, is not ''universally'' held by all Catholics, however. Nevertheless, the Four Marian [[Dogma]]s<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/mary/general-information/the-four-marian-dogmas The Four Marian Dogmas (catholicnewsagency.com)]</ref> are required beliefs for all Catholics, and an [[Heresy|"obstinate, post-baptismal", firm rejection]] of any one of them automatically [[excommunication|excommunicates]] the disbeliever from communion with the Catholic Church.<ref>''[[Catechism of the Catholic Church]]'', numbers 88-90, 487-493, 817-820, 981-982, 1463, 2089. See also [[Second Vatican Council|Vatican II]] ''[[Lumen Gentium]]'' Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, numbers 52-67, and ''Code of Canon Law'' 1983, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City, Canon Law Society of America, Washington, D.C., canons 1311-1330.</ref>

==== Anglican Communion ====

==== Anglican Communion ====