I heard a spot for this website on EWTN tonight--I think you can see the same commercial on the website. I was struck by two of the people answering the question, "What have you done for your marriage today." One woman said, "I didn't yell at him for anything." And a man said, "I obey." What would Dr. Laura or Dr. Helen say about the first? As for the second... it isn't surprising given the emasculated ideal of a Christian husband/father that we have today, but it should be a cause of worry. There are some Catholics who take pride in having an equal partnership and scorn anyone maintaining traditional Catholic teaching on the headship of the husband as being backwards or worse, they resort to insults and attacks on others. "Someone is insecure" or "hates women" and so on.
Since making an appeal to traditional authority does not suffice (even the words of St. Paul and St. Peter are not enough), I am content to let this sort of debate be played out by a social Darwinian struggle for the survival of the "fittest." Those who do not wish to live their lives in accordance with this norm are free not to do so, but let them not obstruct or denigrate those who wish to do so. Then we will see what the results are for each.
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