When people are supposed to consummate their marriage while Mary was a virgin?
2007-12-25 06:52:51 · 10 answers · asked by ♥Me♥ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They did, after Jesus birth, of course. That's why Jesus had several brothers and sisters.
2007-12-25 06:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by David G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They got married. That is how he is her husband.
Mary WAS a virgin. She had never had sex when she and Joseph married.
Who said people are supposed to consummate their marriage while the woman is a virgin. I would guess that at least half ot the women who marry are NOT virgins on their wedding day.
2007-12-25 06:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mary and Joseph were husband and wife: "Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah." Matthew 1:16
After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph had more children:
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" Mark 6:3
There it is, straight from the Bible.
2007-12-25 07:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by Antioch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You dont have to consumate the marriage. If you cosumate the sacrament cannot be undone but consumation does nat make marriage. So in the case in question there was no consumation for reasons that are easy to understand.
Both Mary and Joseph were virgins all theri lives. They are a miracle of God, yet amny other couples also lived like that, they teach us that sex is not the center of mans life, its is rather virtue.
2007-12-25 07:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by peaceisfromgod 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mary was "betrothed" to Joseph. Thats kinda like what we call being engaged. Betrothal periods would usually last for a year. during that time no sex was allowed (or before).
2007-12-25 06:58:21 · answer #5 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she wasn't a virgin after her marriage. They were betrothed (engaged) to be married while she was pregnant with Jesus. She actually had more children after Jesus was born.
2007-12-25 06:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by NatrGrrl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
joseph was were a priste when st mary grow in up they want her to marry the all the pristes they put their wood stack so on the wood stack something grow up on the wood stack so that guy would get married her.
2007-12-25 09:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by Marina G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is just nonsense. Dreamed up because the early church fathers were confused enough to see sex as being dirty and sinful.
Mary had a baby just like everyone else did.
love and blessings Don
2007-12-25 07:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
she did after she had Jesus. She was a virgin til he was born.
2007-12-25 07:03:16 · answer #9 · answered by tabbycat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a unique situation. We can accept certain things as a matter of faith or reject them.
2007-12-25 06:58:38 · answer #10 · answered by hamrrfan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋