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Why would Jesus need to name a different ‘responsible’ person to take care of Mary if she had other children?

FALSE assumption that Jesus "needed" to do it.

I simply believe that Mary and Joseph would have chosen to remain celibate out of respect to Mary’s role as a living tabernacle whose body held the body of Jesus.

Nothing wrong with holding a personal opinion. Just recognize it is not based on Scripture.

There are others here who insist that a celibate lifestyle within marriage would be by definition sinful, and that if it happened between Mary and Joseph it was by Mary depriving Joseph of sex against his wishes. I do not believe that.

Christians have a high regard for blessed Mary. We believe she would have been obedient to the desires and commands of God.