But there's nowhere in the bible that explicitly states that Mary and God did not engage in some form of copulation. Matthew simply references Isaiah, who, in the original hebrew version, had simply said 'young woman', not virgin. And in Luke, Mary says that she is a virgin, but that conversation happened before the conception, so it doesn't state that she's still a virgin post conception. And Paul describes Jesus as descending 'by the flesh' from the house of David, which is Joseph's lineage. The construct of the virgin conception is something that was added early in the church's history, but its link to the scripture in tenuous.
Personally, I completely agree with the sentiment of the poster: regardless of how exactly God got it done, I think it's very realistic to expect a bit of marital complications given her history.
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