The Immaculate Conception?

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It's often assumed that the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception refers to Jesus. After all,

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He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, making Him unblemished by the stain of sin, that is,

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Immaculate. However, that's not the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. It doesn't refer to Jesus at all.

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It refers to Mary. The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic doctrine stating that the Blessed Virgin Mary from the first instant of her conception was preserved free from all stain of original sin.

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In fewer words, Mary was sinless, but this is a false doctrine not found in Scripture. The Bible says all have sinned, and Jesus Himself said, there is no one good but God.

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After Mary had given birth to Jesus, Joseph took them to the temple to offer a sacrifice of two turtle doves or two young pigeons, according to the law.

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We read in Leviticus 12 that after a mother is given birth, she is to go through a time of purification. After those days are completed, she is to bring to the priest a lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or turtle dove for a sin offering.

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If she can't afford a lamb, then she is to take two turtle doves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.

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The priest shall make atonement for her and she shall be clean. This is exactly what we see Joseph and Mary doing in Luke 2, 22 -24.

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Mary wouldn't have needed to do this if she was sinless. Though Joseph and Mary were too poor to afford a lamb, they did have one with them, the

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Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The Bible says only Jesus was without sin when we understand the text.