*EVERY* Objection to Mary Answered 🤯 (William Albrecht & Fr. Christiaan Kappas) | Ep. 378
Pints With Aquinas
John Damacy and the Orthodox Faith on Celibacy and Virginity
Damacy argues that the negative attitude towards celibacy and virginity in biblical times is misguided, as even biblical figures like Elijah and Alicia did not marry. This is also the case with Jesus, whose paradigmatic activity is seen as flawed because he did not marry or have children. However, this idea is challenged by Protestant reformers, such as Luther, who believed in the perpetual virginity of Mary as a sign of her sinlessness. This shows that the idea of marriage as the only path to fulfillment is not universal or absolute in religious texts.
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