What a good thread!
Feminism is so deep-rooted in society...how can traditional Catholic women NOT be infected/affected by it? How many of our daily activities that we do without thinking about are things that declare out independence from men? I can think of several:
voting
driving
college education
I'm not saying it's practical to not drive, just that it aids a woman's independence from her husband or father.
And voting...well, how many of you ladies vote? And yet, we're told that it's a mans job to run society (or in this case, rebuild it!) So maybe I'm archaic, but the idea that women are "equal" to men smacks of modernism to me. We're not equal physically--and no offense, there are exceptions--but often not mentally either. Not in the same clear-cut, logical way men are. We're smarter in different ways. And again, no offense to the men, but we're not equal emotionally either. Which is how God designed it, because we are meant for different roles in life--in the home.
As far as a college education, well, of course there are exceptions. But they're rare. I myself have a Bachelors degree (RN). I wish I'd never gotten it. If I could go back and redo that time, I would. Bp Williamson says women don't belong at Universities, and he's right. I imbibed so many feminist ideas at that time--all without realizing it. The first 5 years of our marriage were miserable because of it. I argued with my husband all the time. I FINALLY realized what was going on and have since taken steps to correct it, but I still struggle against those evil feminist ideas.
Satan certainly had the right idea. He went after Eve, and he's going after women. Why? Because if you destroy the heart, you destroy the home.
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