[Claud]

Paul predates your traditions. HE spoke of the brother of Jesus. That is sufficient for me.

Well then you have awfully low standards, because the "brothers of the Lord" doesn't settle the issue either way. Children from a previous marriage.

[MHGinTN]

And children from a previous marriage of Joseph is not the only plausible explanation ... so what’s the point in it? ... To a Catholiciism adherent it is vital to maintain the fictions of Mary’s mediatrixship, etc. The issue is vital to Mariology, but not to salvation, so I go with what Paul clearly wrote and was first hand witness to.

[ealgeone]

He cites Paul and you say that's low standards?! The man who wrote a good chunk of the NT and you reject Paul's statement he met the Lord's brother??

Amazing.