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The perpetual virginity of Mary dogma is a tradition of man. That’s typically an issue for non-Catholics; not an issue at all for Roman Catholics.

Ironic, isn’t it. By elevating Mary - to greatly honor her - they have disrespected her, her husband and their children. Their family unit is destroyed by Catholicism. It was a shameful and traumatic experience in biblical times for a married woman not to have children by her husband. If a man...

Yes. The Roman Catholic belief is that they didn’t consummate their marriage after Jesus was born. The fundamental biblical purpose for marriage is for children to be produced. The non-biblical (some Catholics I’ve spoken with have called it extra-biblical rather than non-biblical) perpetual...

* Might could be. *

* Well, I like mine mashed. *

* Listen to the birdie. *

The presupposition that the marriage was never consummated drives the Catholic position. The biblical purpose for marriage between a man and a woman aborted.

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