Q :
This was given by 2 priests under 2 occasions. 1. Church celebrates St John’s birthday in addition to his death because of his free of original sins when father tried to explain why only 2 saints, including Mother Mary, were celebrating birthdays. 2. Jesus visited St John before his death in person since John was martyred before Christ. Your kind clarifications are most needed. God Bless.
【 Question from 】 Vancouver, Canada
Fr. Francis :
If you just type the question into google, you would find a lot of good clarifications! Here is one from a trusted website:
https://aleteia.org/2018/05/31/was-john-the-baptist-born-free-of-original-sin/
It is just a popular theory, not a doctrine (yet). At any rate, John the Baptist would never be declared conceived without original sin like Mary.