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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I don't want to make a big thing of it. The question was debated in the fourth century. The big gun in favor of perpetual virginity was Jerome. I guess a debate ends with a decision--though honestly I don't know who did the deciding. The diplomacy lay in the word "theologians." Jo Ann <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [M-R] saints who were fathers? > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Quoting Joann McNamara <[log in to unmask]>: > >>"Once theologians determined that Mary was a perpetual virgin..." >> > Such a diplomatic choice of words. Do you mean determined as in > 'discovered'? > Or do you mean determined as in 'decided'? Or do you mean to pass on the > issue > of the validity of this position altogether? > > --V. K. Inman > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html