I am still trying to find out why the last half sentence from Sunday's Gospel (Matthew) has been taken from the version printed in the Lectionary and disappeared. "....., but Joseph and Mary did not have marital relations until after the child was born."
Another more learned poster on here, with a Jesuit background, also looked into this. He looked at when this gospel appears at the normal Sunday Mass in the normal three year cycle. On every occasion, the last half sentence is removed. Why?
It more and more looks like a disgraceful act of censorship - and Btw, I know the argument about the Greek form of 'until.' That is no excuse for removing words which contradict the belief that Mary was a 'perpetual virgin' and would cause serious questions to be asked of the Churches teachings on sexuality, marriage, celibacy, and the ordination of women.
Why have they removed these words, when did they do it and is it the same story for languages other than English?