[CynicalBear]

If Mary were not the descendant of David people could deny that Jesus is the descendant of David. Prophesies of the Old Testament must be literally fulfilled or they must be considered in error which would cast doubt on the entire Bible. If you believe that Jesus is the literal descendant of David which prophecy states, and if you believe that Joseph is not the literal, biological father of Jesus, you must believe that Mary is a descendant of David.

The two separate accounts of Jesus lineage back to David cannot both be true of Joseph.

[metmom]

Now wait a minute....

If one can presume the assumption of Mary based on the argument that Scripture doesn’t actually specifically deny it, along with a host of other stories about Mary, then since Scripture doesn’t deny that that genealogy is Mary’s, then we can claim that it is hers based on opinion pieces by *church fathers*, theologians, or other Bible scholars.

It’s now up to the Catholics to prove that it’s not her genealogy since we claim it is.