[TomSmedley]

those wishing to dethrone Mary and drag her down into the dirt. And why attack her pepetual Virginity?

In some profound way, sexuality images God. "In the image of God created He him. Male and female created He them." Believing she was a true and faithful wife to Joseph in no way impugns Mary's holiness. Rather, treating her husband in a righteous way is the holiest thing a wife can do. And how, when I honor the mother of Jesus for doing right by her husband, am I "dragging her in the dirt?" Is God's provision for our procreation dirty? A regretful afterthought on God's part?

The helenisticand anti-biblical horror of sexuality makes a totem out of repudiating a vital component of human experience, and of God's image in humanity. The BVM of mariolatry, like little blue Krishna, is a neutered subhuman.

[adiaireton8]

In some profound way, sexuality images God. . . . The helenisticand anti-biblical horror of sexuality makes a totem out of repudiating a vital component of human experience, and of God's image in humanity.

In your view, did Christ fail to express part of his humanity, in failing to engage in sexual relations? Or do you simply think that since he was *fully* human, therefore he must have had sexual relations?

-A8

[Antoninus]

The helenisticand anti-biblical horror of sexuality makes a totem out of repudiating a vital component of human experience, and of God's image in humanity. The BVM of mariolatry, like little blue Krishna, is a neutered subhuman.

Unless you have sex, you're subhuman. Is that it? What does that make Our Lord, then? Or are you an adherent of the Dan Brown religion that thinks Jesus was married and had kids with Mary Magdalene--lest he be considered "sub-human" by psychobabble-spouting-pseudo-scientists.

[AlbionGirl]

Beautifully expressed! Human sexuality, even when it is abused, bears, in however small a measure, the Signature of God in that affection can surface. The same can't be said of gossip, envy, anger or myriad other sins.

C.S. Lewis said that in all of his boarding school experience, the only affection he ever saw was that of the homosexuals. I'm not by any means advocating that homosexuality is not sinful, and more than that it is a very distorted version of human sexuality, but I understand the point Lewis was trying to make.

[annalex]

In some profound way, sexuality images God

Of course. This is the Catholic teaching. But why is it giving us an image of God? The Church responds, in order to give us a foretaste of heaven, where we unite with Christ. Very well then, is Mary united with Christ? Of course she is, -- she is His mother. What other foretaste could she need?

The teaching of perpetual virginity can be questioned as something not directly found in the Scripture. But do not question it on grounds of illogicality.