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"Hail, full of Grace" is in the Douai/Rheims Luke, Ch. 1
KJV, Luke 1:28 "and the angel came in unto her , and said, Hail, (thou that art)highly favored, the Lord (is)with thee: blessed (art) thou among women. ....Luke 1:30 "And the angel said unto her "Fear not, Mary:for thou hast found favor with God"
Like i said, Angels don't address sinners in that manner, IMVHO.

Like i said, Angels don't address sinners in that manner, IMVHO.

I don't even know how I let myself get caught up in this argument. I am prepared to believe Mary was sinless. I do believe Mary was "Blessed". I also believe Mary was a normal wife and had other children. This, in no way, diminishes her blessedness. It is just a fact.

Nobody has answered why it was hundreds of years before her "perpetual virginity" was an issue or why the early Church didn't question whether Jesus had brothers. It knew he did. I will argue on this subject.