> A remark especially for non-British scholars who may not be aware of it --
> there was a terrific fuss made in Britain over some years about the
> position of the bishop of Durham who publicly proclaimed his doubts about
> the BVM's virginity. Some people interpreted the disastrous fire in the
> south transept of York Minster in 1984 as a result of a lightning strike
> (happily it's now beautifully restored) as a sign of God's wrath over this
> doubt. The Bishop had been consecrated there.
>
I firmly believe myself that the incredulity of Jenkins was indeed the cause.
If it was a lightning strike it was remarkable in that there was no thunderstorm
in progress at the time. But as for medieval virginity tests: first, catch a
unicorn . . .
Oriens.
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