Did Mary have other children besides Jesus, or did she remain a virgin her entire life? And why does the Catholic Church make a big deal out of it? In continuation on our series on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Justin Hibbard examines the 2nd Marian Dogma - Mary’s Perpetual Virginity. How does the Church define it, how did the doctrine develop into a dogma, and why does it matter?
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Show Notes:
* Tim Staples - A Defense of Mary's Perpetual Virginity (Video)
* Tim Staples - How to Explain the Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Video)
* Trent Horn - The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Video)
* Tim Staples - How We Know Mary was a Perpetual Virgin
* Trent Horn - Answering Objections to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
* Tim Staples - More reasons for Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
* Christine Pinheiro - Was Mary a Perpetual Virgin?
* Fr. Charles Grondin - Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
* Karlo Broussard - Proof of Mary’s Perpetual Virginity in John 19
* Catholic Answers - What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
* Tim Staples - The Case for Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
* Jason Evert - How to Explain the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
* Paul Senz - Why Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Matters
