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b'Hey Protestants, how many of you know what the Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates? If you said Jesus, you\\u2019re wrong. Nope, this Catholic celebration honors the church doctrine that Mary was not tainted by original sin. If that belief makes your eyebrows arch, you may not be alone. Catholics, who traditionally venerate Mary much more than Protestants, have a host of beliefs that today we may see as extra-biblical. But that may be because Catholics\\u2019 understanding of the development of doctrine differs from Protestants, says Beeson Divinity School dean (and proud Southern Baptist) Timothy George. \\u201cCatholics would say, \\u2018Everything we believe about Mary is somehow or other rooted or grounded in something that\\u2019s in the Bible,\\u2019\\u201d said George. George doesn\\u2019t personally believe Catholic teaching on the immaculate conception, Mary\\u2019s perpetual virginity, or the idea she was assumed into heaven without physically dying\\u2014but he does think that Protestants should find a lot more to love about the mother of God. George joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor-in-chief Mark Galli this week to discuss how Mary models discipleship, what the reformers thought of her, and whether or not Protestants should pray to her.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'