CCC 500

Profession of Faith›SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS›CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD›Paragraph 2. "CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"

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Church Messiah Perpetual Virginity

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jesus, prayer, christ, father mary, god, mother, man god, covenant, people, christ

Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus. The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, "brothers of Jesus", are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls "the other Mary". They are close relations of Jesus, according to an Old Testament expression.

Footnotes

Cf. ⇒ Mk 3:31-35; ⇒ 6:3; ⇒ I Cor 9:5; ⇒ Gal 1:19.
⇒ Mt 13:55; ⇒ 28:1; cf. ⇒ Mt 27:56.
Cf. ⇒ Gen 13:8; ⇒ 14:16; ⇒ 29:15; etc.

Bible Citations (5)

Mark 1 Corinthians Galatians Matthew Genesis

Mark 3:31-35, 1 Corinthians 9:5, Galatians 1:19, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 27:56, Genesis 13:8

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