Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
Nah, not that situation. But how 'bout this one:

"I can see it now, a French Catholic returns home, excited because the local priest said that a wife is to be obedient to her husband, and that the husband should feel free to punish her as he sees fit."

And don't say that's never happened.
Hardly the same, your notional Catholic doesn't walk in the door burning up with rage and looking for something to take it out on.

Also, I'd like to see you cite teaching that says the husband can, "punish her as he sees fit", generally the clergy were more interested in limiting domestic violence; even if you don't think those limitations went far enough.