Why is it so important for Mary to be an eternal virgin? The important part was that she was an honored?

Question

vessel to be used to bring forth Jesus and for prophecy to be fulfilled.

If she remains a virgin while still married (although I can't see Joseph buying this) after the birth of Jesus who cares?

I agree with you. I am just trying to figure out why its so important for catholics to believe this..

Matt:1:25 - Joseph knew her after the birth of Jesus.

She is not a god nor the Queen of Heaven

Answer 1

It is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church that Jesus' mother Mary remained a virgin for her entire life. Is this concept Biblical? Before we get into looking at specific Scriptures, it is important to understand why the Roman Catholic Church believes in the perpetual virginity of Mary. The Roman Catholic Church views Mary as "the Mother of God" and "Queen of Heaven." Catholics believe Mary to have an exalted place in Heaven, with the closest access to Jesus and God the Father. Such a concept is nowhere taught in Scripture. Further, even if Mary did occupy such an exalted position, her having sexual intercourse would not have prevented her from gaining such a position. Sex in marriage is not sinful. Mary would have in no way defiled herself by having sexual relations with Joseph her husband. The entire concept of the perpetual virginity of Mary is based on an unbiblical teaching, Mary as Queen of Heaven, and on an unbiblical understanding of sex.

Answer 2

She was not an eternal virgin. She had more children after Jesus was born. Matt. 13:53-56, JB: “When Jesus had finished these parables he left the district; and, coming to his home town, he taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter’s son, surely? Is not his mother the woman called Mary, and his brothers [Greek, a·del·phoi′] James and Joseph and Simon and Jude? His sisters [Greek, a·del·phai′], too, are they not all here with us?’”

The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967, Vol. IX, p. 337) admits regarding the Greek words a·del·phoi′ and a·del·phai′, used at Matthew 13:55, 56, that these “have the meaning of full blood brother and sister in the Greek-speaking world of the Evangelist’s time and would naturally be taken by his Greek reader in this sense.

Answer 3

Only the Catholic Church officially says Mary was always a virgin, but I don't see any real reason for this, so long as she was a Virgin Before Jesus was born, so He could be a Son of God, not Joseph. After that, it wouldn't make any difference, would it?

Answer 4

Mary was a virgin until Jesus was born. She had other children with Joseph as Jesus had brothers, so she was no longer a virgin.

Answer 5

Mary did not remain a virgin after Jesus was born. She and Joseph had other sons and daughters.

blessings :)

Answer 6

The Bible states Jesus had half-brothers and sisters. So I believe these were Mary and Joseph's children.

Answer 7

It's important because if Jesus touched Mary's vagina during birth, then he could not have remained pure and been the perfect sacrifice. So God had to remove Jesus from Mary's womb without disrupting her hymen. It's all very basic Salvationism.

Answer 8

She is not. She ahd children after Jesus Was born.


Matthew 27:56 - Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

Answer 9

the bible was a story taken from recent history... like Jesus was based on John Lennon and the story about the virgin was about a woman caught up in the battle as a child... the reference of being a virgin is to mark her age. a lot of activity between the ages of 8 and 14 (most of us are still virgins at that age so don't think it a miracle...the rest is fairy tales... her story has nothing to do with John Lennon until 20 yrs after his death.

Answer 10

To each his/her own beliefs. I personally think that she and Joseph got it on, but religion is different to each individual, so I'm not going to judge anyone's thinking on this subject.