[OLD REGGIE]

She participated in the 'act' with her other children.

She did not have any other children. "Brothers" of Christ are indeed mentioned, but, curious thing, every time a "brother" of Jesus is mentioned by name, his mother also is mentioned and she is not Mary.

MATTHEW - NAB
13:55 Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

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[presently no screen name]

Amen! Now that Scripture SHOULD be 'useful' in clearing up the fallacy She (Mary) did not have any other children. Right, annalex?

every time a "brother" of Jesus is mentioned by name, his mother also is mentioned and she is not Mary.

Yet, God's Word says..Is He (Jesus) not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Since God is ALL KNOWING, He KNEW fallacy would be taught concerning Mary. I would say that Scripture (and others) are in His Word to expose that fallacy for those who are seeking Truth.

Would not that Scripture be 'useful' in determining the truth? Either one has faith in what God's Word clearly states, or faith in man who teach doctrine in opposition of God's Word. We know deception exists - are you willing to say that deception is coming from God?

[metmom]

What is of more interest is not whether Mary had other children, which she clearly did because Scripture clearly teaches so, but WHY it’s so important to Catholics to portray Mary as having always been a virgin when, once she delivered Jesus and the prophecy was fulfilled, her continued virginity was totally irrelevant.

The prophecy was that a virgin conceive and bear a son.

The prophecy wasn’t that she always remain a virgin.

So, why does the RCC teach a non-issue as a matter of doctrine? Why make it doctrine?

[annalex]

That is not a proof of the existence of the mythical biological brothers even on its face. It is a rhetorical question, which only proves that Jesus had relatives close to him in age that might appear to an outsider as brothers.