#12562 Why Doesn’t the Bible Say Mary Was a Perpetual Virgin? - Karlo Broussard
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🗓️ 27 January 2026
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“Why doesn’t the Bible say Mary was a perpetual virgin?” This question opens a discussion on the nuances of biblical interpretation and tradition. Other topics include the nature of perfect contrition and its implications for confession, as well as the concept of the treasury of merit and its origins.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:40 – If the Beatific Vision is a gift that God gives us, then it would seem that God could create us with that gift. But why doesn’t he? Creating us with this gift would ensure that no moral evil exists. How would you answer that question?
- 12:22 – Can you explain what perfect contrition is? How does it affect confession? Can non-Catholics have perfect contrition?
- 21:32 – What is the treasury of merit and where do we get it from?
- 28:59 – Why doesn’t the bible just come out and say that Mary was a perpetual virgin?
- 35:24 – Where do we find co-remptrix in the Bible?
- 41:57 – No divine justice for non-human animals does not make sense to me.
- 51:39 – Is there anything in our faith about exactly how Jesus was born?
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| 1:14.7 | And stuff's dropping every Wednesday now? |
| 1:20.8 | Stuff is dropping every Wednesday. In fact, actually, we had a bit of a bonus episode today that dropped. |
| 1:21.5 | Oh, you did? Yeah, so normally the schedule is episodes will drop on Wednesday evenings, but every once in a while we'll have a |
| 1:28.5 | bonus episode drop. So today's episode, I respond to three negative comments that were offered |
| 1:35.3 | as criticisms in response to episode one, where we answered the question, should we ditch |
| 1:41.4 | apologetics? And so that dropped today. It's getting some good response so far. |
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| 1:53.3 | assurance of salvation. So looking forward to that one as well. So yeah, super excited with the |
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