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Another way to pose the OP question is this:
What would be lost if we did not believe in Mary's perpetual virginity?
Is it a doctrine on which many other important things rest? Or is it just an interesting historical detail?
For example, the doctrine of the virgin birth of Christ is very significant. A lot of other important things would be lost if we did not believe in it. But the doctrine that Jesus was a carpenter before he started his ministry is not like this. While it is true, it wouldn't make much of a difference if he had been a stone cutter.
What would be lost if we did not believe in Mary's perpetual virginity?
Is it a doctrine on which many other important things rest? Or is it just an interesting historical detail?
For example, the doctrine of the virgin birth of Christ is very significant. A lot of other important things would be lost if we did not believe in it. But the doctrine that Jesus was a carpenter before he started his ministry is not like this. While it is true, it wouldn't make much of a difference if he had been a stone cutter.
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