Why? Because with the Protestant there is no consideration to be thought
of outside of his or her own convictions and feelings.
With the Catholic, the power of the Church and the law regarding the
rearing of the children in its faith walks beside the contracting party,
sits at the table, and sleeps on the marital couch.
There is no happiness for the husband or wife who has entered into such
a marriage, after the arrival of children, unless the laws of the Church
are obeyed.
When the wife is a Catholic, the fact that she is a good woman and true
wife satisfies the Protestant husband, as a rule, and he makes no
objection to her carrying out the contract with her Church regarding the
education of the children.
If they are as moral and good as their mother, he does not care what
faith occupies their hearts or in what way they worship God.
But to the mother this is a matter of vital importance.
Woman is by nature more devout than man.
Woman is by nature more tyrannical than man.
Take those two characteristics, and add to them the tendency of many
women to bigotry and intolerance, and it makes the matter of creeds
vital in marriage.
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