Was marys virginity examined

Good afternoon Janet — You have asked a most interesting and indeed profound question since this subject touches upon the very heart of Catholicism. The New Testament teaches the Virgin birth in Luke 1: A Virgin conceiving, a Virgin bearing, a Virgin pregnant, a Virgin bringing forth, a Virgin perpetual. His Word become flesh Introduction to Christianity , San Francisco: The most natural reading is to conclude that he kept her a virgin until Jesus was born; that is, she wasn't a virgin after Jesus was born because she and Joseph had sexual relations. Go to a local secular library and look up the same quotes! In fact, the evidence proves the contrary.

Archived from the original on Hail Mary Hymns Catholic Marian veneration Rosary Marian consecration. A Theological Encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Michael O. Male and Female in Morocco New York: Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in. One of the "eyewitnesses" he speaks about in ch. This article appeared in the August 11, issue of "The Arlington Catholic Herald.

Joseph would never have scandalized himself, never mind the righteous Jewish community, by attempting to go through with a wedding to his betrothed wife, Mary the whole point of which was, after all, also to consummate the marriage. On this subject an immense deal has been written, nor are opinions yet by any means agreed. Verses , are even more explicit, "And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife; and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. Natural law Moral theology Personalism Social teaching Philosophers. Josephus, the first century Jewish historian mentions James the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ Antiquities