Ok, some people here seem to be determined to misquote the Catholic faith, be it by accident or on purpose. . . hear me out here.
Just because Mary called God her 'Saviour' doesn't mean that she was 'saved' in the same context as everyone else. An analogy to help you - you're going for a walk, and there's a big ditch up ahead, but you don't see it. If you fall in the ditch and someone pulls you out, then that person has 'saved' you from the ditch. However, if that same person warns you about the ditch before you even fall in, they have still 'saved' you from the ditch, they just did it in a slightly different manner. Now, presuming that the ditch represents sin, we all fall into the ditch before we are pulled out by Jesus. However, Mary was 'saved' from sin before she could fall into it. Clear as mud?
But what about all the scripture verses that condemn the entire world to sin? 1 John 1:8 says "If we [man] say 'We are without sin', we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." In other words, humanity is made up of only sinners. However, Jesus was fully human, there is no disputing that, yet He was without sin. He was an exception to the rule, and Mary was as well. We can see as much because of the greeting from the angel Gabriel.
Gabriel said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Luke 1:28). This was obviously not the standard greeting, as Mary was "greatly troubled at what was said, and pondered what sort of greeting this might be" (Luke 1:29). God had replaced her name with 'full of grace'. Now, every time a person's name is changed in the Bible, it affirms a permanent change within that character (Abraham, Sarah, Israel, etc.). With Mary, God was 'sealing the deal' on His great plan for Mary.
The Greek word that Gabriel used to describe Mary literally translates as "she who has been graced". The word 'graced' in the tense that it is used in, refers to a past action that will continue to exist in a future time. It means that an action has been completed, which has then resulted in a present state of being. Mary was always 'full of grace', and always will be. This isn't a 'Catholic' interpretation of this verse; this is systematical translation from Greek to English, nothing more and nothing less. It's a little confusing, but hopefully you understand what I'm saying.
Mary is sometimes referred to as the "New Eve" (see
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-biblical-reasons-mary-new-eve-deacon-mike-chesley if you want an explanation). God has made several Covenants with His people throughout the duration of the Bible, and in every instance, the "New Covenant" has always been more perfect, more pure than the "Old Covenant". Applying this knowledge to Mary's situation, it is impossible for Mary to be created in sin, because Eve was created without sin. Yes, Eve did sin, but she was not born into the world with the stain of Original Sin on her soul. So how is it that Mary, the New Eve, who is meant to be far more perfect and far more pure in her existence than the one before her, could be created in sin? It just doesn't make sense.
Also, just to clarify - Catholics do
not worship Mary. We recognize her state of grace, and the position given to her by God as the mother of Jesus. One of the most common Catholic prayers, the Hail Mary, is not a prayer
to Mary, but a plea asking Mary to pray for us, to intercede on our behalf.
"Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death."
Nowhere in that prayer are we praying
to Mary; we are asking Mary to
pray for us, because we sinners need as much help as we can get.
I hope some of you can draw some conclusions from this. I understand that your beliefs may not change overnight, but know that we are all called to love one another, and it is not very loving to make blind accusations against the Catholic faith. Just because you don't know the answer doesn't make the accusation justified.
There are several people here that are saying downright
nasty things about the Catholic faith, and all they are doing is spreading needless hate. Do not condemn another person's beliefs without first making an effort to understand them. Every single comment I have read thus far bashing Catholics seems to be a conclusion that has been jumped to, an assessment that has been made without full knowledge or consideration of the facts. The Catholic faith, although difficult, is not sacrilegious, born from the devil, or the cesspool full of filth that many people seem convinced to make it out to be. You don't have to agree with everything it teaches, but please don't go around spreading unwarranted hate just because you disagree. I'm fairly certain that whatever faith you devote your life to doesn't condone malicious words.