Should the Catholic Church state that woman should not attend college?

[Ortho]

kaymart:

You mean we are smart enough to do both How narrow minded some people are, when they think all Catholic women are good for is to have babies. I’ll let them in on a secret--------a Catholic Woman can be intelligent and have babies.

I suspect the major requiremtnt for some folks’ approval is that you do whatever they do.

 

[Brendan]

Aquinas defined the pursuit of Knowledge as being a Virtue.

And the Catholic Church has always maintained that women should be Virtuous.

Ergo, the Catholic Church has alway held that women should pursue knowledge.

What is so hard about that?

 

[bear06]

Ortho:

You don’t think Mary was a good example? In fact, did she go to school? Was she literate? Maybe we can drop grammar school, too.

I’m guessing you’re just being sarcastic but, if not, this is a silly analogy. If you’re going to use this then how about Christ being a carpenter (probably not well schooled either), the apostles (many of whom were fishermen), etc. Does this mean that men should not be educated either?

How about Blessed Gianna Molla? How about St. Paula? They were both well educated. Yes, Mary is a great example of how we should follow God’s will for our lives. That said, it doesn’t mean that we will be raising the Savior. We are all called to different means of achieving the same ends.

 

[Ortho]

bear06:

I’m guessing you’re just being sarcastic but, if not, this is a silly analogy. If you’re going to use this then how about Christ being a carpenter (probably not well schooled either), the apostles (many of whom were fishermen), etc. Does this mean that men should not be educated either?

How about Blessed Gianna Molla? How about St. Paula? They were both well educated. Yes, Mary is a great example of how we should follow God’s will for our lives. That said, it doesn’t mean that we will be raising the Savior. We are all called to different means of achieving the same ends.

Actually, I think the Greek word meant day-laborer rather than carpenter. Somebody way back decided to give him a union card.

I don’t recommend everyone be a fisherman, but I think everyone should consider leaving their family to follow a guy around the countryside.

 

[Sixtus]

Rome has spoken.watch this space

 

[LilyM]

As far as I can tell, there seems to be two options available to young Cataholic women. Become a Nun or a Mother. In both cases the possibility of a seriouse career in any area seems impossible since career could not be considered a seriouse enough reason to delay, space out or finish having children.

GIven this, isn’t sending your daughters to college just a giant waste of time? What is the point of 4 years of work and thousands of dollars of fees if the primary purpouse of a womans life must be as a stay at home mother?

That’s incredibly offensive.

My mother, grandmother and sisters have all had successful careers while managing to raise children too (five in the case of my mother and grandmother. Not quite so many from my sisters but they’re still young and fertile )

No law that a woman has to stay home with her children. No reason why a woman who chooses not to should consider herself any worse as a mother or a Catholic.

And no reason why should women be any less able to combine family and career than the men who father those same families.

Not to mention that there’s no requirement for unmarried women such as myself need to become nuns either - what a terribly medieval idea!

 

[hasikelee]

As far as I can tell, there seems to be two options available to young Cataholic women. Become a Nun or a Mother. In both cases the possibility of a seriouse career in any area seems impossible since career could not be considered a seriouse enough reason to delay, space out or finish having children.

GIven this, isn’t sending your daughters to college just a giant waste of time? What is the point of 4 years of work and thousands of dollars of fees if the primary purpouse of a womans life must be as a stay at home mother?

I feel a bit offended by this post. I plan to marry soon and to be above-average educated with a career.

I think your poor view of motherhood is coming through in this post. An education is simply another building block in life that anyone can use for any application. Those considering a religious or motherhood vocation can find advantages from an education, too.

In fact, are there not some convents where an education is required or highly recommended? I would think especially with missionaries that they are educated in teaching, human services, law, international business, majors in languages, etc.

Also, you are forgetting that there are more reasons to continue an education than simply getting in line for a profression. I know plenty of people who wanted to go to college for the experience, or because they had a passion (such as art or literature) or for psychological reasons such as a feeling of accomplishment.