Did Christ Experience an Ascension or an Assumption or Both? Checking the Greek and Latin By Dr. Taylor Marshall Catholics sometimes make the claim that while Christ “ascended” into Heaven, our Blessed Mother was “assumed” into Heaven. The difference, they say, is that Christ ascended by His own divine power; but that Mary was raised by the power of God. The apologist using this argument usually seeks to show Protestant objectors that Mary’s assumption is categorically different than Christ’s ascension. Such an argument is fundamentally correct and in accordance with orthodox theology, but the vocabulary isn’t correct. As a result the argument can be a little confusing.Click here to read more.  

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