[ealgeone]

An ordinary woman can surely have honorable sexual union with her husband, but Mary was already permanently consecrated to "sacredness" in view of the sacred One who would come upon her and make her body fruitful, and the sacred One she would contain. Theotokos: God-carrier.

Again...no.

Joseph and Mary were engaged/married prior to the visit from Gabriel. There certainly appears from the texts that the two of them were anticipating a regular marriage in terms of sex.

You keep getting the Scriptures out of order for some reason.

[Mrs. Don-o]

It “certainly” appears that they were looking forward to having sex together? That doesn’t seem to occur to Mary when she’s talking with the Archangel and troubled about where this promised future baby was gonna come from.