And in this case, His Lordship unfortunately gives the impression that out of control Eve used all her womanly powers of seduction to "make" poor Adam sin, thereby making it necessary for him keep her firmly under his control in order to protect himself.
1. Once Eve ate the apple and fell into mortal sin, her concupiscence was "out of control". Just like a person who gives into drukenness or adultery is also "out of control". Why is this a hard concept?
2. Had Eve forced Adam to sin, then he wouldn't be guilty. But Adam wasn't forced, he decided on his own (even if seduction was in play). Adam is 100% guilty.
3. Eve DID use her womanly powers to seduce Adam. Just like the "worst" women do today. To deny that women do this is to deny human nature.
4. Yes, an out of control woman needs to be controlled. Again, this is nothing new in human history.
There is an over emphasis on Eve's 'seduction' at the expense of Adam's responsibility as head of the family.
No, you don't get it. Adam sinned, not because he didn't KNOW God's laws, but because he gave into pleasure.
1) the pleasure of "making her happy" by eating the apple,
2) the pleasure having peace (i.e. stopping Eve from tempting him).
A good, catholic wife will want what God wants, so a husband can "make her happy" and make God happy at the same time, because the wife wants what God wants too.
But Eve was filled with sin, she did NOT want what God wanted. She hadn't repented. She was living in sin. Ergo, she tempted Adam.
Adam's responsibility was to RULE the house, but instead of fighting Eve and telling her "no", he relented in the name of pleasure/peace. He did not act like the authority. Thus, her punishment was to be under dominion (to curb her DISORDERED desire for control). And Adam's punishment was to work (to curb his DISORDERED desire for pleasure/peace).
When a woman is evil she seduces her husband to gain control of the family. A man must guard against this uprising against his authority. The 2 are at war with each other.