If St. Paul's words are inspired, and they are, then his statement must mean that our Lord and His most Blessed Mother are sinners just as we are, right?
And if St. Paul is wrong, then the Scripture is contradictory or wrong.
But there are no contradictions, and the Scripture is not wrong.
First, St. Paul was well educated, a Roman citizen, and, most importantly, a persecutor of the nascent Christians, In fact, he was present at the stoning of St. Stephen, the protomartyr. But after his miraculous and stunning conversion on the road to Damascus, became Christ's messenger, His ambassador to the Gentiles.
There is no doubt that even the new Paul was a sinner -- as we all are.
On a human level, does anyone really think that the new St. Paul would have considered his Savior a sinner? Or that His Mother was not immaculately conceived, also a sinner -- the woman that was to bring the Redeemer into the world?
I think not.
In his humility, St. Paul is referring to our human natures, not the human/Divine nature of our Lord, or His Blessed Mother (Hail, full of grace! As the angel announced.).
As the cousin of Mary, Elizabeth, proclaimed: what is this that the Mother of my Lord should come to me!?
The Mother of our Lord! The Mother of the Son of God!
No, she was not just a "vessel" to be used by God to bring His Son into the world, then discarded, if you will, to hold no special place in salvation history.
The most perfect of all God's creations! The Mother of us all!
The "all have sinned" verse is another misinterpreted, and misunderstood verse that the unlearned quote to their own destruction (St. Peter).
E. DeLalla
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