I don’t understand this part. Your saying the Act is not grave or that the church/scripture doesn’t say it is?. Well you have mentioned Leviticus, you’ve I guess come across Rom1 and read the CCC’s teaching and on the Act etc… Apart from this, do continue to pray and Let the Lord Himself reveal just how grave or not the ACT is. (Hope I understood that part of your comment well). Courage!
Sorry for poor communication was asking why this issue was not in great detailed mention, taught on by the prophets, Moses, Jesus even in his time…or throughout the whole bible? Jesus himself does not speak greatly on this does he why? Knowing also Jesus was a Hebrew Israelite Jew…but gentles this would all be new to them right?
Thank you for kind reply can one then explain what is written… Joseph did not know Mary until after her first born? confused with your reply …know…
This Scripture passage is often used by Protestants to refute the perpetual virginity of Mary. However, to say that “until” in this context means that St. Joseph “knew” Mary after she bore a son doesn’t necessarily follow. A Scriptural example is, as mentioned earlier “Deborah bore no children until the day of her death.” Obviously, she had no children after she died.
Of course Deborah didn’t have any children after she died because death would make this impossible. But in the case of Joseph, the way the sentence is constructed implies that he did have marital relations with Mary some time after the birth of Jesus. Otherwise, why not have said, “He took her as his wife but never had marital relations with her/never knew her.”rose321:
This Scripture passage is often used by Protestants to refute the perpetual virginity of Mary. However, to say that “until” in this context means that St. Joseph “knew” Mary after she bore a son doesn’t necessarily follow. A Scriptural example is, as mentioned earlier “Deborah bore no children until the day of her death.” Obviously, she had no children after she died.
As an English construct that is right. But the gospels were written in Greek by Hebrews, who spoke Aramaic. Understanding what such phrases meant at the time they were written requires comparison to their contemporary language. As the case of Deborah indicates, this type of phrase implies nothing about anything after the point of “until,” only that something did not occur up to that point.
I still don’t have any idea what this verse is about Deborah. The only one similar to the one that EZweber quoted that I can find is 2 Samuel 6:23 which says, “And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.” But that, of course, is in Hebrew, not Greek, so is irrelevant in understanding Matthew 1: 25.
You cannot be a practicing Catholic while in open and knowing defiance of the Church’s teachings. The teaching on homosexuality is infallible and will never be reversed.
According to a Pew Research Survey from last year, 67 percent of Catholics support same-sex marriage, which means that at least two thirds of Catholics must not be “practicing Catholics”.Dourbest:
You cannot be a practicing Catholic while in open and knowing defiance of the Church’s teachings. The teaching on homosexuality is infallible and will never be reversed.