Old thread, but a few points I would like to mention.
1. The "tradition," as Sid says, that Joseph was much older than Mary, widower and had other children from a previous marriage would not corroborate with what is in the Bible. The Bible says that during the census Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem as he was from the lineage of David. If the "tradition" is true, there might have been mention of other children accompanying Mary and Joseph.
2. Rajiv Gandhi served as Prime Minister after the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. He was in office for a full term subsequently after getting elected. He was assassinated by a suicide bomber while campaigning for elections in May 1991 and not around 1980 as the article seems to suggest.
1. The "tradition," as Sid says, that Joseph was much older than Mary, widower and had other children from a previous marriage would not corroborate with what is in the Bible. The Bible says that during the census Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem as he was from the lineage of David. If the "tradition" is true, there might have been mention of other children accompanying Mary and Joseph.
2. Rajiv Gandhi served as Prime Minister after the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. He was in office for a full term subsequently after getting elected. He was assassinated by a suicide bomber while campaigning for elections in May 1991 and not around 1980 as the article seems to suggest.