Perpetual virginity 3/9/2016 Question: I am a lifelong and devout Catholic and have always considered Mary to be ever virgin. But recently, I read in my Bible that Joseph had no relations with Mary “before†she bore a son (Mt 1:25). Now, I wonder if our belief does not contradict the Bible.— Eugene DeClue, Festus, Missouri Answer: The Greek word “heos,†which your citation renders “before,†is more accurately translated “until,†which can be ambiguous without a wider context of time. It is true, in English, the usual sense of “until†is that I am doing or not doing something...