yet not only he was accepted in paradise

he carried on the will of Christ

And Christ did say, "Whoever denies me I will deny before my Father."

And Christ forgave Peter.

I have said before, and I will say it again

Christ will and ALWAYS wait for someone to find his way back

But even now we sleep in faith awaiting the bridegroom. The marriage between Church and Christ.

That will happen in his second coming, yet you have to understand

that your faith inside you is what matters mostly

your connection to god

I know. The lamp oil.

If you believe that your apostasy have severed the connection you have with God, you could ask a your local pastor/priest for guidance on fasting and daily prayer

But now that you have returned back to the light don't worry, god will stand with you and help you on your journey

I asked my priest to pray for me.

I may join the Catholic Church to be confirmed and partake of the Eucharist, but I will be exploring Orthodoxy.

Since Catholics believe that Orthodox are valid, immaculate conception doesn't seem necessary for Heaven.

If I get my slothful ass moving and go to church as I should do, I'll light a candle for you, if you don't mind though you could DM your first name to be more official though

So this is my understanding:

You could join the eastern branch of catholicism

Mary was conceived. At some point in the womb, she was cleansed by the Spirit.

I suppose but @Ragnarok would be better to guide you I believe

She was kept in a state of Grace

And she birthed Jesus. (She may or may not have sinned before being assumed into Heaven.)

The Pope claims that after her earthly life she was lifted into Heaven, which implies she died a natural death.

Only Christ, by will of his own power, ascended into heaven while alive.

For us, is that she never commited a personal sin but she had the original sin as only Christ was the only un-sinful person to place foot in Earth

I don't think it matters

In her prayer she claims that she will be praised for generations

It's only a small scriptural view difference

So, it's valid to look at her as the Mother of Mankind.

For us she is praised daily

Because Christ tells us she is our mother

We do venerate her highly here at least in Greece

She shouldn't be worshipped, though.

But I agree, she should be looked at as a person for guidance. Christ tells us she is our mother. If she is our mother, then we must honor her as commanded.

Worshiping is a strong word

http://theorthodoxfaith.com/article/worship-of-mary/

@Iakovos

Makes sense.

I'm off to sleep mate, cya

After reading what the Rosary is I find that its prayers might be useful.