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From: john@cisden.UUCP (John Woolley)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Mary's virginity
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Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 12:58:04 EST
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I'm not sure net.movies is right for this, but to correct some errors:

In article <144@copper.UUCP> toddv@copper.UUCP (Todd Vierheller) writes:
>The traditional position of the Catholic Church is that Mary remained a
>virgin throughout her life.  One might even get the idea that the Catholic
>Church worships Mary.  

One would be wrong.

>				The idea of Mary *being* nude
>certainly wouldn't offend the Church (I think), but the graphic *display*
>of Mary in the buff on a movie screen is a different story.  

As one might be upset at the nude depiction of Mme. Curie, or Jackie
Kennedy, or any other woman one respects, admires, loves.

>The official Catholic position is that the term "brothers" refers to
>followers.  

I'm not sure where you got this.  The expanation my teachers always gave
was that adelphos in Greek (brother) was used to translate an Aramaic
word that means any close male collateral relatives.  Another widely held
Catholic belief is that Joseph had been previously married, and had sons,
who were of course called Jesus' brothers.

>As an aside, the first Pope (again, according to Catholic tradition), Peter,
>was most likely married.  (Generally this is implied by a mother-in-law.)
>
>"And when Jesus had come to Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying
>sick in bed with a fever."  Matthew 8:14
>
>The official Catholic position is that all Popes are celebate.

This is absurd.  The Church has always known Peter was married.  Maybe 
you'd better not keep saying what "official Catholic position" is.  Lots
of Popes, even fairly recently, were widowers.

>If this discussion bothers you, please remember that the Catholic Church
>is based both on the Bible and on the Tradition of the Catholic Church.
>Tradition is very important to the Catholic Church.  Tradition is (apparently)
>more important than the Bible in those cases where they conflict.

On the contrary, we regard the Bible as infallibly true, being, as it is,
a vital part of the tradition of the Church.

Shall we move this either to e-mail or to net.religion.christian?
-- 
				Peace and Good!,
				      Fr. John Woolley
"The heart has its reasons that the mind does not know." -- Blaise Pascal