Why do people still call Mary a virgin?

Question

Mark 6:3 says, "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."
he had 4 half-brothers and half-sisters, so how could she have been a virgin till she died?

Answer 1

She wasn't a virgin until she died, she was a virgin when concevied Jesus.She did have other children after Jesus. When people say th virgin mary, they are talking about the vigin birth, not all the other children she had.

Answer 2

There are three parts to Mary. Mary the Virgin, Mary the Mother and Mary the Crone. These are obvious renditions of the Pagan Triple Goddess.

Answer 3

All made up by the Catholic Church. She was not a virgin when she was pregnant with Jesus, either.

The Greek translation of the Scriptures that we have is not the one done by the rabbis. Naarah is found in many places in Torah, always means a young woman (perhaps virgin perhaps not). Betulah is found in many places in Torah, always means a virgin.

It was all a mis-translation. One, the Church wanted to keep.

Answer 4

The ccatholics co-opted the virgin goddess cults of the old Roman empire. The mytsical virgin goddess could give birth yet remain virgin because she was a goddess. Maybe Jesus passed thru her hymen by osmosis.

Answer 5

the title refers to the birth of Jesus, not any subsequent children

Answer 6

I don't know honey. I have never met her. I do not think she would like to meet me, though :(

Answer 7

hey! my gf's name is mary and shes a virgin.
sorry i thought this was polls & surveys. just ignore my answer

Answer 8

a very good question