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The French Bishop of Meaux, Jacques-Benigne-Bossuet, (1627-1704) is called the last of the Church Fathers in the Catholic Encyclopedia in addition to being called the greatest orator behind the pulpit ever in Christendom.
In response to a fellow priest having written a booklet defending the theatre he wrote "Maxims and Reflections upon Plays." He thoroughly condemns theatre in all its aspects but especially abhors the idea of a woman upon the stage. Peter Helland attempts to trace this abhorrence back to who a woman is meant to be as seen in Genesis 2. In Genesis 3 we see her being deceived by claiming that God said if she touches the forbidden fruit she would die. I Timothy 2 declares that because Eve was deceived and fell into the transgression women are forever forbidden to teach or have authority over men. They are also commanded to be silent in the Church, commanded to wear a headcovering as a sign of submission and commanded to dress modestly with shamefacedness and sobriety.
The French Bishop of Meaux, Jacques-Benigne-Bossuet, (1627-1704) is called the last of the Church Fathers in the Catholic Encyclopedia in addition to being called the greatest orator behind the pulpit ever in Christendom.
In response to a fellow priest having written a booklet defending the theatre he wrote "Maxims and Reflections upon Plays." He thoroughly condemns theatre in all its aspects but especially abhors the idea of a woman upon the stage. Peter Helland attempts to trace this abhorrence back to who a woman is meant to be as seen in Genesis 2. In Genesis 3 we see her being deceived by claiming that God said if she touches the forbidden fruit she would die. I Timothy 2 declares that because Eve was deceived and fell into the transgression women are forever forbidden to teach or have authority over men. They are also commanded to be silent in the Church, commanded to wear a headcovering as a sign of submission and commanded to dress modestly with shamefacedness and sobriety.
