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And this is true for all 6 or so of his brothers?

You just added 2 jot's and still came up a tittle short.Lol

It's not philosophy or unfounded speculation to say that the reason Jesus didn't ask James or the others to take care of his mother was because none of them were believers, and John certainly was.

Why weren't any of them mentioned when he was on the cross, or at the sepulchre in the morning, but all the women were, isn't that odd if there were men there that they wouldn't have been mentioned first?

If the Bible say's that a man had 3 sons and 2 daughters, is it wrong then to say he had 5 children? It's simple logic, not speculation, or theology, it's simple math.

I do not feel it is wrong to stay with the word and fill in the spaces if they all fit and you don't have to bring it to a cherry red heat, and then pound it until it fits.

Which requires more speculation, the one that says that the reason Jesus chose John to care for his mother, was because he had no brothers to turn to even though scripture tells us he had at least 4 other brothers and at least 2 other sisters, which then to argue this, you have to go ten different directions which end up in never never land?...... or, speculate that the reason Jesus chose John was because he was Jesus true brother in faith and Christ knew and trusted him completely?

If it was you, and your mother was in need of being cared for, and you had non believing brothers who you didn't trust since they didn't believe in God, and you found out you had a month to live, who would you turn her over to, your brothers, or a fellow catholic friend you knew and loved and he also knew and loved your mother?

Which requires more speculation, the one that says that the reason Jesus chose John to care for his mother, was because he had no brothers to turn to even though scripture tells us he had at least 4 other brothers and at least 2 other sisters, which then to argue this, you have to go ten different directions which end up in never never land?...... or, speculate that the reason Jesus chose John was because he was Jesus true brother in faith and Christ knew and trusted him completely?

Here are the "ten different directions" we have to go to believe that the Bible uses the words "brother" and "sister" to refer to larger sets of relatives than you think:

That's the way the Semitic languages work.

Maybe that wasn't ten different directions was it?

SD

If it was you, and your mother was in need of being cared for, and you had non believing brothers who you didn't trust since they didn't believe in God, and you found out you had a month to live, who would you turn her over to, your brothers, or a fellow catholic friend you knew and loved and he also knew and loved your mother?

It doesn't matter what the person in this situation thinks. The brothers have an obligation under the Law to care for their mother. If you have evidence from scripture that the brothers didn't believe in God, please present it.