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friend and ally, and the Protogospel would con- i





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b) As regards Tradition, the dogma of the






a) That Mary was a virgin up to the time




thy father25 and I have sought thee sorrowing.” St. ; Augustine lays special emphasis on this point. “ Jo- ; seph,” he says, “ is said to be the father of Christ in the ■ same way in which he is understood to be the husband of .

























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d) The most reliable source of Catholic belief




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b) We can quote no explicit confirmation of
















c) The prohibition of the Seventh Ecumencial







b) The SecondEcumenical Council (Nicsea,A.












