You'd be surprised how many men today think these are commands to silence women in any/all spheres. When I arrived to teach some seminarians how to approach modern day accounting records for parochial matters according to canon law I was astounded to hear one student say immediately he entered the class: "You have no right to be here. We're supposed to be taught by a consecrated priest, not a woman." My answer: "You bring me such a person who also has the required knowledge for this course and you'd be shocked at how quickly I'd hand this course over to him. Until then, I will teach this subject." Note: It was nearly 15 years later they found such a person who lasted 3 weeks as he felt it was too much work! Record keeping is a massive amount of work. Pity these sayings are used to silence us when we only want to contribute our fair share of the work to be done.
It is indeed a complex subject: to what areas and spheres to the Scriptures call women to be specifically silent. However the general admonition is exactly that... general, and applies to all areas of life.
We see in Scripture and in the world a perversion of roles because men fail to step up to do what they are needed and called to do.
Thank you for your considered reply. I tend to do what I am trained in (catechism, accounting, etc.) but I follow thinkers like Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, and GK Chesterton and also saints (St Teresa of Avila, St Francis Xavier, etc.) I believe life is about being productive and not just a passenger.
You'd be surprised how many men today think these are commands to silence women in any/all spheres. When I arrived to teach some seminarians how to approach modern day accounting records for parochial matters according to canon law I was astounded to hear one student say immediately he entered the class: "You have no right to be here. We're supposed to be taught by a consecrated priest, not a woman." My answer: "You bring me such a person who also has the required knowledge for this course and you'd be shocked at how quickly I'd hand this course over to him. Until then, I will teach this subject." Note: It was nearly 15 years later they found such a person who lasted 3 weeks as he felt it was too much work! Record keeping is a massive amount of work. Pity these sayings are used to silence us when we only want to contribute our fair share of the work to be done.
It is indeed a complex subject: to what areas and spheres to the Scriptures call women to be specifically silent. However the general admonition is exactly that... general, and applies to all areas of life.
We see in Scripture and in the world a perversion of roles because men fail to step up to do what they are needed and called to do.
Thank you for your considered reply. I tend to do what I am trained in (catechism, accounting, etc.) but I follow thinkers like Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, and GK Chesterton and also saints (St Teresa of Avila, St Francis Xavier, etc.) I believe life is about being productive and not just a passenger.