Saint Augustine

The earthly [city] has made for herself, according to her heart's desire, false gods out of any sources at all, even out of human beings, that she might adore them with sacrifices. The heavenly one, on the other hand, living like a wayfarer in this world, makes no false gods for herself. On the contrary, she herself is made by the true God that she may be herself a true sacrifice to Him.

For thus far also, 'The wife hath not power of her own body, but the man: in like manner also the man hath not power of his own body, but the woman.' That that also, which, not for the begetting of children, but for weakness and incontinence, either he seeks of marriage, or she of her husband, they deny not the one or the other; lest by this they fall into damnable seductions, through temptation of Satan, by reason of incontinence either of both, or of whichever of them.

Husband and wife receive command and pattern how they ought to be one with another. The command is, 'Let wives be subject unto their own husbands, as unto the Lord; because the husband is the head of the wife;' and, 'Husbands, love your wives.'

If Adam and Eve had not sinned, God might have created children for them without the need of intercourse.

Having children is the only worthy fruit of sexual intercourse.

Sexual abstinence, to avoid lust, is rare among married partners.

For whenever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, this confession is of the same efficacy for the remission of sins as if they were washed in the sacred font of baptism.

The human nature, which first existed, is praised by these men as being so far less tainted with evil manners?

Our nature became corrupted and ruined; and nothing but God's grace alone, through Him who is the Mediator between God and men, and our Almighty Physician, succours it.

Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be segregated as they are the cause of hideous and involuntary erections in holy men.

The woman herself alone is not the image of God; whereas the man alone is the image of God as fully and completely as when the woman is joined with him.

There is no possible source of evil except good.