Why Virginity Matters

[MoonlessNight]

I think the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife would beg to differ.

I am also reminded of the event in St. Thomas Aquinas's life, where his brothers tried to get to have sex, (basically in a "you're getting worked up too much over this God stuff, you need to get laid" sort of move) and the saint, shall we say, rejected the idea forcefully.

 

[princess_ballet]

I think the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife would beg to differ.

Joseph wasn't a virgin.

 

[Catherineanne]

Joseph wasn't a virgin.

I am not sure what you mean by that.

 

[benedictaoo]

Joseph wasn't a virgin.

Actually, we don't know what he was... Latin Rites say he was... Eastern rite and EO say he was a widow... either is pure speculation.

what I find absolutely interesting is the West, as per usual pushes the celibacy of Joesph and the Eastern pushes the, he was married before.

Its just a reflection on how we view sex and marriage in the Latin Rite and in the Eastern Rites...IMO. Such a difference. One puts emphasis on marriage, the other on celibacy.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Actually, we don't know what he was... Latin Rites say he was... Eastern rite and EO say he was a widow... either is pure speculation.

what I find absolutely interesting is the West, as per usual pushes the celibacy of Joesph and the Eastern pushes the, he was married before.

Its just a reflection on how we view sex and marriage in the Latin Rite and in the Eastern Rites...IMO. Such a difference. One puts emphasis on marriage, the other on celibacy.

Except that the above discussion was about Joseph son of Israel, not Joseph husband of Mary.

I think at the time of the incident in question that Joseph was a virgin, though obviously he was not one at the end of his life since he has many descendants.

 

[Catherineanne]

Except that the above discussion was about Joseph son of Israel, not Joseph husband of Mary.

I think at the time of the incident in question that Joseph was a virgin, though obviously he was not one at the end of his life since he has many descendants.

Exactly.