Editing Palmarian Catholic Church (section)

===Most Holy Virgin Mary===
{{Main|Catholic Mariology|Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Mariology of the saints|Mariology of the popes}}

[[Image:Concepción Virgen Maria.jpg|thumb|right|230px|An [[Immaculate Conception]] statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Andalusia. ''¡Ave María Purísima!'' is the greeting used between Palmarians.]]
In its doctrine and devotional practices, the Palmarian Church places a strong emphasis on the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]].<ref name="pc"/> They state "It is common among Palmarians to love the Most Holy Virgin Mary intensely. This is a point where no discussion is allowed."<ref name="pc"/> The established [[greeting]] when two Palmarian faithful meet each other is, ''¡Ave María Purísima!'' (Hail Mary Most Pure) and the response, ''sin pecado concebida'' (conceived without sin).<ref name="pg">Palmarian Church. (2023). [https://www.palmarianchurch.org/the-palmarian-greeting/ The Palmarian Greeting]. Palmarian Church</ref> Just as the Roman Catholic Church historically proclaimed as infallible doctrine, certain teachings about the Blessed Virgin Mary, such as the ''[[Immaculate Conception]]'' (1854) under [[Pope Pius IX]] and the ''[[Assumption of Mary]]'' (1950) under [[Pope Pius XII]], the Palmarian Pontiffs have declared as infallible other Marian maximalist teachings. On 12 August 1978, Pope Gregory XVII in his ''Second Document'' proclaimed as further infallible doctrines, binding on all the faithful, four major Marian teachings; Mary, ''[[Mediatrix of all graces|Mediatrix of All Graces]]'', ''[[Co-Redemptrix]]'', ''[[Queen of Heaven|Queen of Heaven and Earth]]'' and ''[[Mother of the Church]].''<ref name="clementedocs"/>

The Palmarian Church teaches that the [[God the Father|Eternal Father]] formed the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary before the creation of heaven and earth.{{sfn|Lundberg|2020|p=208}} One of the proclaimed infallible doctrines, with great significance for Palmarian [[Salvation in Christianity|soteriology]], elaborated by the Church is the ''Mystical Espousal of Christ and Mary'': as part of this doctrine it is taught that a particle of Christ's [[Sacred Heart]] and a drop of his [[Most Precious Blood]] was "enthroned" within her and likewise, a particle of Mary's [[Immaculate Heart of Mary|Immaculate Heart]] and a drop of her blood was "enthroned" within him.{{sfn|Lundberg|2020|p=209}} This has implications for [[Sacraments of the Catholic Church|sacramental theology]]. Linking in with this, the Palmarians teach that through baptism, the baptised receives a drop of Mary's blood, washing away original sin, which is strengthened by confirmation. Committing a [[mortal sin]] causes the blood drop to disappear, requiring confession to a priest to re-enter a state of grace.{{sfn|Lundberg|2020|p=225}} In 1982, Pope Gregory XVII proclaimed as infallible doctrine the real presence of both Jesus Christ and Blessed Virgin Mary in the [[Blessed Sacrament]] of the Eucharist. This doctrine is not completely novel, having precedents in the Catholic theological writings of some 17th century Franciscan and Jesuit authors, such as Cristóbal de Vega (1595–1672) in his ''Theologia Mariana''.{{sfn|Lundberg|2020|p=212}}