"I was once told that the father and husband's authority is for the sake of his office. the office of father or husband -- which is for the sake of the family, for God's sake, not for his own person's sake?
It may be that a lot of men don't understand this and see it as a means of self-indulgence instead".
I agree with this. I think there are some men out there that abuse their authority over submissive wives. Instead of leading the family towards a true Christian home, they just indulge in selfish pleasures and disrespect their women, commit all kind of sins and expect their wives to be silent.
Of course, I am talking about non-Catholics and Catholics in name only. A true Catholic gentleman would understand his real position as lead of the home and not abuse his authority.