Interesting pints being brought up.
If Joseph and Mary did marry, then is the rc position that they never consummated? Or that they did, but God sent no more children?
If they didn’t consummate that is not a true marriage, even according to rc doctrine right? It could be annulled.
If they were having sex like husbands and wives are generally supposed to, why would God withhold children? Of course He can donas he likes.
Official Roman Catholic dogma is Mary remained a virgin her whole life. Roman Catholics HAVE to believe that in order to be good Roman Catholics.
If they didn’t consummate that is not a true marriage, even according to rc doctrine right? It could be annulled.
That's my point...per what is posted in the article Joseph's and Mary's marriage is not a valid marriage in the eyes of Roman Catholicism as Rome says they were not going to have any children of their own and that is the purpose of marriage per Rome.
Roman Catholicism is in a bind on this one...though I doubt they will admit it. Roman Catholics don't like the discussion when these points are raised.