[Unam Sanctam]

The ossuary does not say "James, son of Mary." James could easily have been borne by an earlier wife of Joseph's. Therefore, the ossuary poses no problem to the Church's ancient teaching on the perpetual virginity of Our Lady.

[RnMomof7]

I view it as rather unimportant..So what if it was THE James's bones? So What if Jesus had only half siblings or no siblings or full siblings? None of those things affect Him, who He was or that He died for my sins..we need to keep our eyes on HIM

[xzins]

This is true, grant. It doesn't say "James, son of Mary."

The ossuary poses a problem to the "cousin" theory. But the catholics have long proposed that Jesus' brothers could have been related by a different wife of Joseph. Since multiple marriage were permitted in that day, that is possible. It's also possible that Joseph's first wife died before Joseph married Mary.

Beyond that is the fact that the ossuary hasn't been verified yet.

I don't care to treat these kinds of things as "holy relics." I prefer to treat them as archeological finds. They will then have a degree of certainty.

[Salvation]

**the ossuary poses no problem to the Church's ancient teaching on the perpetual virginity of Our Lady.**

Exactly!