I just GAVE you a link to pope Benedict’s encyclical. Your remark shows incredible gall. Benedict even explicitly says that the Spirit transmits the Scripture “without error” right there in his encyclical. Please READ paragraph 19.
“we must acknowledge that the books of Scripture firmly, faithfully and
without error, teach that truth…”
And “Yes”, I obviously have read some of Benedict’s books.
Pope Benedict speaks about error in a much different way than you do.
That’s exactly why I’m questioning (not outright condemning) the nature of your faith.
What you say is very unclear.
Neither do I. You’re obviously twisting what I said.
I said “I can agree God did NOT dictate scripture word for word”
Stop twisting my words.
YES it does ?!

Scripture speaks the truth until proven otherwise.
I never quoted anything from the protoevangelium of James. Not a thing.
I quoted scripture, and papal encyclicals.
You’re denying the Greek tenses of what was actually said in scripture, if you claim scripture is “silent.” You’re simply wrong.
Also: Scripture provides additional implicit evidence. I will clarify again: scripture says that Mary’s not knowing of man (AKA virginity) was continual and scripture provides evidence that Mary was consecrated, although I’ll agree it’s not explicit proof.
Evidence does exist in scripture that Mary was in a covenant relationship with Elizabeth and Zechariah.
I call it “evidence” because Pure-blood Aaronites are by definition not intermarried with the other tribes, so a covenant is required.
Zechariah is a pure-blood priest of the high priestly line of Abia. See: Luke 1:5 – Scripture also explicitly confirms that not only is Zechariah pure-blooded, but Elizabeth also. Not even Zechariah’s wife is from another tribe.
This is important, because Aaronites were told to preserve the priesthood by only marrying virgins from their own tribe; they were not supposed to even marry a divorced woman. Aaronites were to be holy and pure-bred in a way that not even Levites (normal priests) were.
Therefore, when scripture says Zechariah and Elizabeth were both “blameless” according to the law of Moses, it’s showing that even the blood pedigrees are totally unsoiled/mixed. ( CF: Luke 1:6. Which is Luke proving the purity of their genealogy. )
But Mary CLEARLY descends from the tribe of Judah, which can not be of a pure-blood Aaronite line.
Hebrews 7:14 “It is clear that our Lord arose from Judah,
* and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.”
usccb.org/bible/hebrews/7
Therefore, Mary has no ties to the Aaronite priesthood by pure-blood. Therefore, Jesus’ blood-line can not claim the priesthood of Aaron. Therefore: Neither Jesus nor Mary can claim either Zechariah or Elizabeth as a close blood relative.
If any of these facts is wrong, then the author of Hebrews has committed a serious error by saying Jesus has no claim on the priesthood. For if Elizabeth and Zechariah are blood relatives to Jesus, then Jesus could claim Aaronitic priesthood.
The “obvious” argument is irrelevant.
I’ll throw it back in your face.
How can you be so blind as to STILL not see that scripture explicitly tells us Mary has close/intimate “kinsman” who obviously is in covenant with her? eg: because she CAN’T be blood relations ?? (I mean, Jew’s were all related back at Abraham, and we’re all related back at Adam… but those do not qualify as close/intimate/blood relations. )
So, I’ll answer your question:
Some people have more open-ness to the Spirit of God than others.
That’s why it’s not as obvious to some people as others.
The question is NOT “why isn’t scripture so easy to read that anyone can understand it.”
The question is not even, “Can it be absolutely proven from scripture?”
The question is about what is a better translation of what is said in the bible, and what is “correct.” Go back and look at the O.P.
You’re the one objecting to what is said in scripture with no sound basis for doing so.
Scripture DOES explicitly say she was continually virgin, using synonyms, you just continue to ignore what scripture actually does say.