Secular activities

[angell1]

so in this day and age, the common view is that men and women can do any kind of activity that the other did traditionally. is there anything wrong with this kind of thought from a catholic perspective?

i’m only talking about secular activities such as careers or sports. or even household duties.

for example, there are certain groups of people who think certain careers pertain only to one sex. or certain men won’t do household work because it’s “women’s work”

 

[George_Stegmeir]

To the best of my knowledge, the Church has no ruling on what are men’s jobs or woman’s jobs. Such divisions are cultural in nature and not religious.In the US, there are many wives who will give you an argument as to what is and is not a “womans work” in their households…as many a man has ruefully found out!
However, when it come to the Catholic Faith, a man could never be a Nun, just as a woman could never be a Priest, Monk, or Brother

 

[KrazyKat]

No, if a person can do a job they should roll up their sleeves and do it , giving thanksgiving and praise to God!

 

[VivienneJ]

To the best of my knowledge, the Church has no ruling on what are men’s jobs or woman’s jobs. Such divisions are cultural in nature and not religious.

In my home country it is generally rare (especially in my age group) that men do ‘housework’ - in fact, in some cultures it is totally unheard of and would be insulting to expect a man to sweep a floor for example. Where I now find myself many men are employed as frequently as women to do such ‘sweeping’ jobs - it took a period of adjustment for me to become accustomed to this. Certainly the divisions are probably more due to culture than anything else.

 

[oojbtaz]

I am a stay at home Dad…Traditionally this would be frowned upon but times change and the Church has no restrictions on what occupation you chose. People of the church may frown on a certain profession because it may be culturally taboo but again the does not restrict any profession someone chooses. Hope this helps.
Take Care and God Bless,
Joshua Bayless

 

[Iheartcoffee]

When it came to division of housework during our marriage prep class, my husband and I both had the same opinion, “If it needs doing and you are the one there, then do it!” His father died when he was a baby and his mother never re-married, so he grew up seeing her do everything and he was expected to do everything as well.

If anything, focus on the talents of the two in the marriage if divisions must be made. My husband is an awesome cook, and he reads about cooking/watches cooking shows for fun. He cooks. I, on the other had, get very stressed out about cooking, but I don’t mind baking.

As for killing roaches…that goes to my husband. I tell him that was in his vows. In turn, I am the handler of any spider issues because he can’t stand them and I used to have a pet tarantula.