Mary, however, did not remain a virgin nor did she die a virgin after conceiving Jesus, the Son of God, as the Catholic Church inaccurately maintains. Pope John Paul II continued this error in a statement as recent as 1996 stating that Jesus had no brothers or sisters and that Mary died a virgin.

Once again it is clear from Scripture that Jesus had other half brothers and sisters (Mark 6:3) from ensuing human relations between Mary and Joseph and thus Mary did not die a virgin.

Ms. Lee is correct that many of the traditions of the Catholic Church in various regions around the world do maintain an element of this trickster motif because of the pollution of pure Christian biblical doctrine by non Christian influences. These false, ungodly, often demonic influences have tricked many Catholics into believing lies and falsehoods. It has often led them to worship and seek salvation from sources other than Jesus Christ.

Salvation and forgiveness of sins come only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ (1John 1:7) not through Mary or the Pope or the local priest or anyone else. All such beliefs are nothing more than demonic "trickery".