She [the Virgin Mary] was normal. She had already had other children. The Bible tells us that Jesus had two brothers. Virginity, as it relates to Jesus, is based on a different thing: Mary initiated a new generation of grace. A new era began. She is the cosmic bride, Earth, which opens to the heavens and allows itself to be fertilized.

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This quote suggests that the Virgin Mary, despite her unique role in giving birth to Jesus, was a normal woman who had other children before Jesus. It argues that her virginity is not meant to be understood in a literal sense, but rather symbolizes her ability to bring forth a new era of grace. Mary is portrayed as a figurative bride, representing the Earth, opening itself to the divine and allowing for the fertilization of this new generation of grace.

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