Paragraph 2. “CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
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Against
this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions
brothers and sisters of Jesus.157 The Church has always understood
these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact
James and Joseph, “brothers of Jesus”, are the sons of another Mary,
a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls “the other
Mary”.158 They are close relations of Jesus, according to an Old
Testament expression.159
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
- Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
- Paragraph 2. “CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
- Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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