“This subjection, however, does not deny or take away the liberty which fully belongs to
the woman both in view of her dignity as a human person, and in view of her most noble
office as wife and mother and companion; nor does it bid her obey her husband’s every
request if not in harmony with right reason or with the dignity due to a wife; nor, in fine,
does it imply that the wife should be put on a level with those persons who in law are
called minors.” (Pope Pius XI, On Christian Marriage [Casti Connubii] #27)
