Was the Blessed Virgin Mary Truly a Virgin?

By Jose Ma. J. Fernandez

Was the Blessed Virgin Mary Truly a Virgin? Is there a basis for the Catholic teaching on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary?

For the past two millennia, most Christian churches and even our brothers of the Muslim faith have believed in the Virgin Birth. But it is the Catholic Church alone that has continuously believed in the Perpetual Virginity of Mary: A Virgin before, during, and after the birth of her son Jesus, the promised Messiah, the Incarnate God.

Is this belief in the Perpetual Virginity of Mary one that was plucked out of the thin air of tradition, as our perplexed brothers of the Christian denominations that arose out of the 16th century rebellion so fervently like to believe? Let us examine the facts.