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The Early Church Fathers are almost unanimous in the assertion that the birth was painless and had no loss of Mary's virginal integrity during the birth. In other words, her Hymen didn't break. St. Augustine said "Jesus passed through the womb of Mary as a ray of sun passes through glass"....This was confirmed by Pope Paul IV and many others before and after. If Jesus emerged from a sealed tomb, and passed through closed doors, surely he could pass through Mary's womb without breaking her hymen and causing her pain.
-- from the thread Did Mary retain her virginal integrity while giving birth to Jesus?

6 posted on 12/17/2010 7:47:32 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed, he's hated on seven continents")
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Then he could also bypass the whole birth process altogether and just suddenly appear ala Infancy Gospel of James or maybe this oh so important detail was overlooked in the Scriptures.
104 posted on 12/17/2010 11:09:18 AM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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>>If Jesus emerged from a sealed tomb, and passed through closed doors, surely he could pass through Mary’s womb without breaking her hymen and causing her pain.<<

Ok, now these guys are just getting stupid. Yes, I mean stupid. The above quote is what is known as idle speculation, and with no real purpose, other than to try to prop up some theory they may have. A theory, I might add, that is irrelevant to Jesus saving grace.


1,140 posted on 12/20/2010 11:23:34 AM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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