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Perpetual virginity of mary |
 | | The recent discovery of an ossuary (bone box) in Jerusalem that contained the phrase “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” has rekindled the controversy as to whether Mary had children other than Jesus. |
 | | Aside from the obvious importance of this discovery as such relates to the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth, the inscription has rekindled the controversy concerning the alleged “perpetual virginity” of Mary. |
 | | James Cardinal Gibbons, in his apologetic for the concept, did not introduce a solitary scriptural argument in its favor. |
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