[Mrs. Don-o]

It's only reasonable to call the circumsances around the marriage of Mary to Joseph, and the begetting of the Lord Jesus, an unprecedented situation.

Interestingly, although the Muslims affirm that Mary became pregnant while a virgin, they deny that God is the Father of Jesus Christ --- they deny the conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary by the paternity-power of the Holy Spirit. They say, rather, that God (Allah) created Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and as a result Jesus really had no (begetting) father AND no (genetic) mother: he was simply created parentless, as was Adam, and placed in the womb of Mary as if in an incubator.

Part of the Muslims' reasoning is that they say that Almighty God would not take somebody's wife in an act of --- they would call it--- divine adultery.

But they are wrong, because

• although Mary was already legally married to Joseph, it was not a consummated marriage;
• Jesus was not "created" in the womb of Mary, He was begotten. This means Mary was his true genetic mother, and God was His true father (not just his "creator").
• Mary and Joseph both knew they would not be having marital sex (which is why Mary asks "How shall this happen?" when she is told by Archangel Gabriel she will conceive) --- Joseph was marrying her more as a guardian, than as a husband in the conjugal sense of the word.

It's logically impossible to make generalizations from single instances, so I think all of these things apply to this situation alone, and none of it is directly comparable to any other person's marriage situation before or afterwards.

Jesus had no full brothers or sisters. If he had half-brothers or sisters, they were the widower Joseph's children that he had in a previous marriage. Or the "brothers" mentioned in the Gospel were other close male kin, cousins and so forth. The word "brothers" in a Biblical context --- as we can see in many Scriptural texts --- does not necessarily mean other children of one's father and mother.

[Elsie]

It's logically impossible to make generalizations from single instances,

Ha ha HA!

[Elsie]

Mary and Joseph both knew they would not be having marital sex (which is why Mary asks "How shall this happen?" when she is told by Archangel Gabriel she will conceive) --- Joseph was marrying her more as a guardian, than as a husband in the conjugal sense of the word.

Goebbels could not do a better job!

[Elsie]

 

 

 

 Mary and Joseph both knew they would not be having marital sex (which is why Mary asks "How shall this happen?" when she is told by Archangel Gabriel she will conceive)

Joseph was marrying her more as a guardian, than as a husband in the conjugal sense of the word.

 

 

WHY does Rome teach this with NO evidence to be found to indicate that ANY of it is TRUE?

 

 

 

 

"How shall this happen?" is really lacking the REST of the story...

 

Luke 1: 26-35  Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

²⁶ And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

²⁷ To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

²⁸ And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁹ Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.

³⁰ And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.

³¹ Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.

³³ And of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁴ And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?   (and ain't NEVER plannin' to!!!  Joe don't want me; either)

³⁵ And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

 

 A good looking young lady surely needs NO Sugar Daddy to 'guard' her.  Guard her from what; someone ELSE marrying her?

Matthew 1:19  Douay-Rheims Bible
Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.   What a GUARDIAN!!