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"Wives, do not listen to the vile propaganda of the anti-culture all around us, which is deliberately anti-Christian and is trampling upon the law of God. Listen to Pope Pius XII, addressing women in 1941: 'Numerous voices will make out to you that submission is in some way unjust. They will suggest that you be more proudly independent, that you are in all respects the equal of your husbands and that you are in many ways their superior. Watch out for such words of the serpent, temptations, lies. Do not follow in Eve's footsteps, but keep to the only path that can lead to happiness, even here below. . .'

Yikes! I felt like I was in a time warp reading this stuff. I'm no woman's libber, but I've lived through some pretty tough times when I thanked God he gave me the strength to be able to take the reins alone until the time came when I could share them again.

I'm no woman's libber, but I've lived through some pretty tough times when I thanked God he gave me the strength to be able to take the reins alone until the time came when I could share them again.

That was instinctual, colleen, and your instincts were correct.

I defer to my wife in lots of things, especially when I'm so sure I'm right that I want to end the discussion.

I'm not sure I want to listen to a cleric who can't even see that he's in the wrong pew.

I have to agree with you. I oppose this reactionary position by Bp. Williamson--it is not shared by the majority of traditional Catholics. In fact, I think the bishop is something of a hairshirt, an exception among SSPX bishops, most of whom are moderate and temperate in their positions. Fellay, in particular, is judicious. Williamson is abrasive.