Mary's pregnancy was not supernatural, the conception of Jesus was. St. Ignatius' quote confirms that both the pregnancy and delivery were natural or normal. :
[Ignatius:] "... He was carried in the womb, even as we are, for the usual period of time; and was really born, as we also are ..."
It's no problem if you want to disagree with what he said, but the fact remains that he said it. :)
"It's no problem if you want to disagree with what he said, but the fact remains that he said it. :)"
I'm glad to see you've been keeping up with your C.O.E. reading list! :)
So, at which point did the supernatural conception become a "natural" pregnancy and progressed to a "natural" delivery?
It's no problem if you want to disagree with what he said, but the fact remains that he said it. :)
+Ignatius was struggling with cults that denied Christ's humanity and he was doing his best to convince them of that.
This was extrtaiblical stuff. +Ignatius was not there when it happened, so he was giving them his version of it with a clear goal, purpose, interest and desire of convincing them that Christ was not only true God but true man as well.
The recond shows that it is not just I who disagrees with him as much as I understand his motivation, but the entire Church since then.