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Sorry. I see I need to spell it out for you. If, as you claim, adelphos is only used to mean brother, then all we need to do is provide one piece of evidence where it is not used as brother to show that there are other meanings to the word. In John 19:25, the women standing by the Cross on...

In John 19:25 we read, “Standing by the foot of the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary of Magdala.” Cross reference this with Matthew 27:56: “Among them at the cross were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the...

None of that claims them to be sons of Mary. They claim to be brothers of Jesus. And even then, as I explained, it doesn't restrict it to blood brothers. The Greek word used was adelphos. The Greek word adelphos doesn't only mean sibling in the New Testament. In Matthew 13:55-56 four men are...

The Catholic Church is the original Church founded by Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop of Antioch ordained by St. Peter, was captured by the Romans. While they were transporting him to be martyred for the faith, he wrote a letter to the Smyrnaeans around 107-110 A.D., referring to the...

For the same reason our culture uses the word "brother" in cases where the person to whom they are referring is really not their blood brother. It is a cultural thing. How many times have you heard this or a similar saying, "Hey, brother, what's happenin'!?" That doesn't mean it's a blood...

Because the Greek word adelphos doesn't only mean sibling in the New Testament. In Matthew 13:55-56 four men are named as brothers (adelphoi) of the Lord: James, Joseph, Simon, and Jude. It would be an error, though, to conclude that these are at least some of Mary’s other children. The New...

The Church founded by Christ PRECEDED the New Testament, and in fact, WROTE the New Testament. The Tradition of the Church is Holy Tradition, aka, Oral Tradition that St. Paul refers to in 2 Thes 2:15. "Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the Traditions that you were taught...

What you're missing is that it's not the truth of Scripture. It's your own personal interpretation of Scripture. There is no guarantee in that, whatsoever. See 2 Peter 1:20 that warns against personal interpretation of Scripture. "Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of...

So you disagree with the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Got it.

Absolutely, I do. Do you know the difference between personal interpretation and authoritative interpretation? And do you realize that the Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation, believed that Jesus had no blood siblings? Christ, our Savior, was the real and natural fruit of...

Well, Jesus didn't write a book (Bible) to spread His truths. He founded a Church. It is the Church that spreads His truth. And, it is the Church that wrote the New Testament and compiled the Bible. Jesus promised that the gates of hell would never prevail over. That means it will never...

Roland, you clearly haven't read nearly enough Scripture. 2 Peter 1:20 warns against personal interpretation of Scripture. 2 Peter 1:20 "Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation" The only authoritative interpretation of...

I don't need my own personal interpretation of Scripture. I use the interpretation of the Church that wrote the New Testament and compiled the Bible to tell me. Scripture itself warns against personal interpretation. See 2 Peter 1:20 - "Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of...

Saying, anywhere, that they were sons and daughters of Mary. And it never does...anywhere. In the culture of the day, the word "brother" (or "sister") did not always mean blood brother or sister. They were frequently used to indicate someone who was a cousin or close friend. Even in our...

But nowhere in Scripture does it say that Jesus' "brothers" were Mary's (Jesus' mom) son's. Nowhere. Nor does it imply that. Anyone believing that is making an error when reading Scripture, and most probably using someone's personal interpretation of Scripture, which Scripture nixes in 2...

If you were more familiar with Scripture, Jesus clearly gave His authority to Peter. He also gave His authority to the Apostles, although not in as high a degree as Peter. Read Matt. 16:19. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in...

It's much harder for illegal aliens to vote if they have to prove citizenship.

David, far more educated anti-Catholic pastors and laymen have converted to Catholicism. Many began by studying to disprove the Catholic Church and ended up finding the beauty and truth of Catholicism. Some were angry when they realized the degree to which they they had been lied to about the...

I'm speaking of people who are invincibly ignorant of the Gospel and Christ's Church, i.e., they didn't know through no fault of their own. Yes, there are such people. You might view this video that explains things a little better:

The Catholic Church teaches that it is possible to achieve heaven without being Catholic. Here's the official teaching on that: Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try...