What is the meaning of the Incarnation? Was Joseph the biological father of Jesus?
As to your question about Joseph being the biological father of Jesus… The Church’s clear teaching, as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and in Tradition and Scriptures, is that Jesus was conceived miraculously by a special divine intervention (C 484-507). For example, The Catechism states: “From the first formulations of her faith, the Church has confessed that Jesus was conceived solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary, affirming also the corporeal aspect of this event: Jesus was conceived “by the Holy Spirit without human seed” (C 496). I would recommend that you read these paragraphs in the Catechism. They oint out that we are dealing with a miraculous intervention of God, not a legend or theological construct. The theological implications of this belief are spelled out in the Catechism. You might also want to read C.S. Lewis’ reflections on the Incarnation in his book, Mere Christianity. A few other points: it is by no means certain
