Matt 1:25, not a virgin

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The Bible seems explicit that Mary was not a virgin her whole life. So are Catholics just ignoring Matt 1:25, or did they find a loophole to believe that Mary was a perpetual virgin?

There are other passages which explicitly state the Jesus had brothers. The Greek word used to describe them is ‘adelphoi’, which is generally taken to mean full biological brothers.

I suspect the Church clings to the ‘perpetual virginity’ nonsense it that it fits in better with the dogmas regarding original sin and both Jesus and Mary being not only sinless, but free from even the possibility of derived sin.

At least, it’s easier than the Church admitting that Mary was a normal biological female who didn’t mind the occasional game of hide-the-knockwurst.

Boru