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Stare decisis.That's not how I read it. Perhaps our biases are at play here.
He says that "no inference can be drawn from these words of the Evangelist", meaning that a position cannot be taken either way. And he goes on to say that the Evangelist is silent concerning what happened after Christ's birth. His conclusion, it seems to me, is that we should not inquire or concern ourselves about it inordinately either way.
the principle of stare decisis has always been tempered with a conviction that prior decisions must comport with notions of good reason or they can be overruledStare decisis.
Seems like the ECFs were a pretty reasonable bunch. Lacking new evidence to the contrary, the historical decision is upheld. Got any new evidence?the principle of stare decisis has always been tempered with a conviction that prior decisions must comport with notions of good reason or they can be overruled
Wow.I've seen it pop up a few times in this thread.
I'm not sure how you think that principle applies here.Stare decisis.
I was my mom's firstborn son even for the years I was an only child before my brother came along. To be 'firstborn' does not mean that there has to be a 'secondborn'. Could be an only child. The 'firstborn' argument against Mary having other children SHOULD be seen as deficient. Strangely it comes up again and again by people who think it has validity.Indeed, Matthew 1 describes the Lord Jesus as Mary's 'firstborn' Son.
I doubt that the 'sex is dirty' thing has been advanced by any Catholic or Orthodox in this discussion. I could go back and re-read all the posts I suppose ....
I got rather dirty at work today. I hope that doesn't mean I was sinning too.Does dirty and sinful mean the same thing?
I got rather dirty at work today. I hope that doesn't mean I was sinning too.
It doesn't matter because it's not written, and it's not written because it doesn't matter.
Depends on your pre-existing theological persuasion.Was that a joke?
Depends on your pre-existing theological persuasion.
Depends, I suppose, on the context. Thus my point about getting dirty at work today. Is sex 'dirty'? Is sex sinful? Is it sinful to be dirty or dirty to be sinful?I find semantics and linguistics interesting. Do those terms I asked about before mean the same thing?
Depends, I suppose, on the context. Thus my point about getting dirty at work today. Is sex 'dirty'? Is sex sinful? Is it sinful to be dirty or dirty to be sinful?
Sometimes, like today for me, it just means dirty. Sex isn't necessarily or even normally gross or sinful.Does dirty mean sinful or gross?
An interesting article on the topic, from a Catholic perspective, using Scriptural theology. The Sacred Page: A Biblical Basis For Mary's Perpetual Virginity?
In short:
- There are passages in the Book of Numbers which seem they can be interpreted as talking about vows of virginity taken by women.
- It is highly plausible that Mary took such a vow.
- Such a vow would be perpetual rather than temporary.
- It seems highly plausible that Mary's perpetual vow of virginity means she was perpetually a virgin.
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