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I don't dispute that. The point is she was a virgin at the time of her conception by the Holy Spirit. That's why Catholics speak of the Immaculate Conception.

You'd better go back to CCD. The immaculte conception is the exclusively Catholic doctrine that MARY was conceived without sin, and led a sinless life.

All Christians believe Mary was a virgin when she conceived Jesus.

[betty boop]

You'd better go back to CCD.

I missed out on CCD, having been deprived of the privilege by my Deist father, who considered CCD a form of "brainwashing."

Ya wanna make something of THAT???

My point is: I have attempted to struggle along in the Light of the Holy Spirit, not having had a "proper" theological education. My resources: the Bible; the Catholic Catechism; papal encyclicals. These, plus my own hard-won experience as a lover of God, produce the worldview that I hold today.