[Conservative til I die]

The New Testament is quite clear that after the birth of Christ, Joseph and Mary had other children.

No it's not.

No need for historical contortions about it.

The belief that Mary and Joseph had children other than Jesus is a Protestant invention. Believing that He had brothers and sisters *is* the historical contortion.

[ovrtaxt]

Mark 6:3  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.