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Erin
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Posted: Jan 27 2007 at 11:49pm \| IP Logged

I wrote in 'Peek inside the Cradle' the question below and Alice suggested that this may be need its own thread so I have moved it over. I have included the answer already received from Joanne

'My sister15 was visiting and wanted to know about the roles of males and females. She says you never hear about it from the pulpit. True. She asked me questions about whether it was alright according to the Church for say; men to stay at home and look after the children whilst the mother went to work, etc she wanted the Church's view on these sorts of issues. I'm afraid I didn't know if there was a position. I stumbled out about maintaining your femininity and masculinity and how this doesn't necessarily mean that you had to hold traditional roles it was how you did things not what you did it. but as she wanted the Church's position not my jumbled thoughts well what should I have answered? '

Joanne wrote:

For the teaching on what the Church thinks of women, one should read On the Dignity of Women
For the roles of men and women with regard to marriage especially, one should read Familiaris Consortio

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Posted: Jan 28 2007 at 2:40am \| IP Logged

Erin, I don't have the answers, but I would look at Pope John Paul II's letters on the roles of women and the family as a starting point ...

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