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To: annalex; metmom
Mary remained a virgin in order to provide an incontrovertible evidence of the miraculous nature of the birth of Christ, and, quite simply, because her intimacy with God made sex superfluous. She did not abstain from sex on the false notion that it would have been a sin for her.

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1,528 posted on 11/12/2010 8:43:38 AM PST by RnMomof7 (Gal 4:16 asks "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?")
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To: RnMomof7; metmom
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The Church's tradition and common sense.

2,335 posted on 11/17/2010 5:29:09 AM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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