(July 6, 2015 at 7:44 am)robvalue Wrote: Although this verse equally condones rape against each gender, it obviously favours the male. It's a lot harder for a female to force sex on a male.
Catholic marriages sound sickening.
It does right? Thankfully in practice few actually follow this and the partner who keeps getting told no just has to suck it up. In the pre-cana class reading ( that's the marriage preparation and assessment of the suitability for it) I've looked at there has been no information provided that this is a teaching. They know that they are expected to have sex, but there is nothing that explicitly states "you must have sex as demanded or you are committing a sin".
It's sort of a defunct teaching if you like, one where it has been overtaken by the local culture. Pre-Cana marriage materials tend to emphasize marital love and the role of helpmate when really that is a very historically un-catholic concept, actually loving your partner and working as an equal partner is actually a very western protestant innovation.
