[adiaireton8]

I don't understand how she is diminished by the idea that she was a loving wife to her husband and a loving mother to other children

Do you think Christ would have lived no less of a consecrated life had He married and had children?

-A8

[xzins]

If.

Since I'm allowed the hypothetical, then I can arrange the details the way I want.

Therefore, yes. IF Christ's life had been planned as married and with children, then He could have been just as consecrated.

[Forest Keeper]

FK: "I don't understand how [Mary] is diminished by the idea that she was a loving wife to her husband and a loving mother to other children."

Do you think Christ would have lived no less of a consecrated life had He married and had children?

I agree with the essence of Xzins' answer. Christ came to do the will of His Father. If that will had included Christ marrying and starting a family, then that would have been fine by me. Why not? For one, Peter was married. For two, even today there are some number of convert Catholic priests who are married and yet are considered every bit as much of a priest as the others. If that was truly a stumbling block, then the Magisterium wouldn't have allowed it, but they did.

I certainly have no illusions that Christ was married, but that is only because it was not part of God's plan. If it had been part of God's plan for Christ to marry and have children, then I do not think He would have led any less of a consecrated life. If anyone could have pulled it off perfectly, it would be Him. Christ could walk and chew gum at the same time. :)