| | '''Perpetual virginity''' is the [[Catholic]] doctrine that teaches that [[Mary]] was a lifelong virgin, even after she gave birth to [[Jesus Christ]]. | | '''Perpetual virginity''' is the [[Catholic]] doctrine that teaches that [[Mary]] was a lifelong virgin, even after she gave birth to [[Jesus Christ]]. |
| − | While rejected by Protestants, most of the early Protestant reformers believed in it, including [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], [[Thomas Cranmer]], [[Ulrich Zwingli]], and even [[John Wesley]], who would found [[Methodism]].<ref>https://www.churchpop.com/2016/06/26/4-protestant-leaders-defended-perpetual-virginity-mary/</ref> | + | While rejected by Protestants, most of the early Protestant reformers believed in it, including [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], [[Thomas Cranmer]], [[Ulrich Zwingli]], and even [[John Wesley]], who would found [[Methodism]].<ref>[https://www.churchpop.com/2016/06/26/4-protestant-leaders-defended-perpetual-virginity-mary/ 5 Protestants Who Surprisingly Defended Mary’s Perpetual Virginity]</ref> |