Personally, I would have him dragged by his hair from behind his computer to the square in his town. And have it administered there.

Marriage today is a secular contract.
The Church priests should not ever ask for nor condone a marriage license, which is a secular instrument used to enforce and usurp an Mans right to his property, including his wife.
There are little benefits to marriage today for any man.  I believe in a Church sacrament but no license, or common law with witnesses and a priest presiding.
No Fault divorce states mean you work and if she tires of you or finds another, yes it happens to Trads too, she takes hald + Your monthly income, whatever Judge Goldstein thinks is fair that day, + Child Support.   Lose/Lose.

Be Smart, men.

So, Jaynek, do you still think that this guy isn't a wife beater?  I figured him out about two posts in.

Alot of white knights defending feminism, knowingly or unknowingly.

The phrase- General rule of Thumb.
Where have we heard it?
It comes from Old English & Scottish Law where a husband was permitted to use a stick No thicker than his thumb to administer corporal punishment to a wife that was in need of said punishment.
By refusing to take such measures and allowing women to vote, we are literally witnessing the death of the West.
Women in their entire lives, have never built anything. NOTHING>
White Men, mostly of Germanic origin, have built and created Western Civilization.  And now our women run nations like Sweden, wearing Hijabs and inviting Muslims in to destroy it.
If you dont think any of this is a problem and recipe for disaster, you havent thought things through very much.

Church's "teaching" is silent on this particular matter.  

This is our point of disagreement.  I find it misleading to say that the Church's teaching is silent when a matter appears in morality manuals and canon law.  If you mean to say that there is no magisterial teaching, then it is necessary to say that explicitly to make matters clear.
It is a matter of historical record that a husband's right to use corporal punishment was taught by Catholic authorities, believed by the majority of Catholics and practiced, all until relatively recently.  One could concede these things and still make good arguments as to why the practice is not appropriate in our time.
Denying the facts of history, or even sounding like one is denying the facts of history, cannot move the discussion forward.

I think that any potential harm to the faith can be mitigated by explaining the historical context and by saying it does not apply today.  I am not trying to convince anyone to actually use corporal punishment on his wife.