Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute. That is tradition not based on scripture.
A virgin is a virgin, but not always physically. Rather like circumcision as the Apostle Paul wrote about it.
Well, as Catholics we respect tradition. Regardless, even if she were non-virginal, it does not necessarily mean to the point of prostitution. That is rightly questionable...but what isn't questionable are the numbers of early Christian women (and men for that matter, like St. Augustine of Hippo) who were formerly prostitutes and then lived monastic lives...
clarifying: Saint Augustine of Hippo was not a male prostitute, but he was open about having had an active sexual past in his “Confessions.”
A virgin really is a virgin physically. The word refers to a physical status, not a moral status.
It’s like being “tall”. You may be lowly in your attitude, but if you’re tall, you’re tall.
There might be some confusion here between “virgin” and “chaste”. Not all virgins are chaste. And not all chaste women are virgins. The terms are not synonymous.
>>Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute. That is tradition not based on scripture.<<
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100% agree.