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Is Virgin Mary a tool of the patriarchy?

Posted on: Tue 24 Dec 2019

Belief in the eternal virginity of Mary has inflicted damage over the centuries, particularly on women.

The ideals of women’s sexuality from the church has distanced Mary from real women who can’t not obtain her sexless motherhood.

Dorothy Ann Lee, Stewart Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity College in the University of Divinity joins Breakfast’s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis to discuss more.

Produced by Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis

Image sourced: Public Domain Images

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