
Mary’s Perpetual Virginity and Biblical Language
If Jesus had siblings, the Bible likely would have been written differently in several places to make this clear.
If Jesus had siblings, the Bible likely would have been written differently in several places to make this clear.
John Calvin believed in the Catholic dogma of the perpetual virginity, and interpreted Jesus’ ‘brothers’ in Scripture as his cousins.
Catholics believe, and the Church has long taught, that Mary remained a virgin before, during and after the birth of Jesus.
Data from the early Church makes the ‘relative’ status of these ‘brothers’ very clear
From the earliest days following the Resurrection, the Church has believed that Mary was a perpetual virgin, and that Jesus had no biological brothers or sisters.
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