That’s all well and good, but where does Matthew say that Mary had other children? Also, if what you believe is true, why did Jesus violate the Law in entrusting His mother to John?
I would have thought that debates over adelphoi, stepbrothers and anepsios were beaten to death by now.
A literal translation of the Greek text does not decisively dispose of the issue.
What remains is centuries-old tradition dating back to the first century set against the desire to bring the Blessed Virgin down a peg.
What is the Mitzvah ?
Sounds like a pretty prissy reading of the law.
At that point, Christ had fulfilled the law. Had been the blameless Sacrifice . . .
Certainly as God He could do what He thought best and obviously did.
Hot and cold the anti-Catholic bigots run: either we can’t prove it or the proof is too juridical and gymnastic.
Some folks just aren’t smart enough for Catholicism, and should stick with the super-slick storefront plastic-banana happy-fun-day splinter groups.
Handlin snakes don’t need no readin’!