We like @JoshuaTCharles and think his position has been misunderstood by some. The concern that some men may become excessively scrupulous about modesty is reasonable, but why not state that concern directly?
What do you all make of the broader modesty debate?
They first accuse you of assuming parental or spousal authority over women. When you clarify that you are offering fraternal correction, not issuing a command, they shift to dismissing the man’s judgment itself.
When you point out that this amounts to denying that good men can reasonably discern what constitutes immodest dress, they return to the authority objection.
So the argument moves endlessly back and forth: “You have no authority over me,” followed by, “Your judgment is invalid anyway.”
Ultimately, it reduces to: “Don’t tell me what to do with my body.”
That is feminism.
The irony is that, along their line of reasoning, they are grasping at authority they do not have by dictating what men may or may not regard as a red flag.
There was a line from Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address yesterday that took my breath away. He said he intended to replace “the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Collectivism in its various forms is responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people in the last century. Socialist and Communist forms of government around the world today—Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, etc.—are disastrous. Catholic social teaching has consistently condemned socialism and has embraced the market economy, which people like Mayor Mamdani caricature as “rugged individualism.” In fact, it is the economic system that is based upon the rights, freedom, and dignity of the human person. For God’s sake, spare me the “warmth of collectivism.”
@David_wthebeard Hahaha that’s a screenshot from Ascension Presents! They literally publish a study bible, a bunch of Bible study programs, and the #1 Bible podcast in the world. Check them out!
@JonnyRoot_ Ontologically he is Catholic as is any validly baptized person. As are you. As are most Protestants. But that seems to be a conversation nobody’s ready to have.
@LifeNewsHQ Never. Even in rare cases to save a mother’s life, such as in an ectopic pregnancy, the intent ought never be to kill the baby. Thus, it would not be a procured (intentional) abortion.
Gentlemen, I get why one would take issue with “spiritual child” but how can a Catholic read Casti Cannubii and come away thinking the husband is not exhorted to be the spiritual leader of the family? Granted, not unconditionally.
“nor, in fine, does it imply that the wife should be put on a level with children”
“In fact, if the husband neglect his duty, it falls to the wife to take his place in directing the family. But the structure of the family and its fundamental law, established and confirmed by God, must always and everywhere be maintained intact .”
Some people need to divorce:
Divorce TV and social media
Divorce the nice car, clothes, home
Divorce immoral friends
Divorce infatuations and hypotheticals
Divorce anything that comes between God and family
There’s a sliver of hope in this video, a precursor to an Augustinian confession, a restless heart. Pray for her!
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