Original sentence: (1 Corinthians 7:5) Thus, Catholics assume that sex between Joseph and Mary would have defiled Mary, while Protestants assume that Mary would have been in sin for not consummating her marriage to Joseph.Alternatively, many Eastern (and some Western) Christians (both Catholic and Orthodox) teach that the "brothers and sisters" of Jesus referenced in the Scriptures were children of Joseph from a previous marriage.Although Protestants see this as an example of Catholics disregarding the written scriptures to follow extra-Biblical traditions, it is of no consequence to Protestant Christianity whether Mary did or did not have other children after Jesus.However, Protestant Churches do insist that sex within marriage is not a sin.Protestant theology teaches that God intended Mary and Joseph as husband and wife "to become one flesh" (Genesis 2) and that the New Testament commanded Mary to fulfill her marital role to her husband Joseph.The meaning of the word adelphos in the original Greek texts is disputed, viewed on the one hand as literally meaning brethren/brother, or by Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches as meaning male cousin, male friend, etc.This represents a point of divergence within the Christian world, with Protestant Christians teaching that Mary did in fact have other children, described in the Bible as Jesus' brothers and sisters, in verses such as  and.While the perpetual virginity of Mary is seen as having immense importance to Catholic teaching, Protestants' rejection of the doctrine is not considered spiritually significant for them
Edited sentence: Many Eastern (and some Western) Christians (both Catholic and Orthodox) hold that the "brothers and sisters" of Jesus referenced in the Scriptures were children of Joseph from a previous marriage.The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches have held that the word for brother, male cousin, male friend, etc.While many Protestant Christians have declared that Mary did in fact have other children, in accordance with verses such as  and  which state that Jesus had brothers and sisters.were the same word adelphos which is Greek for brethren/brother