Now,the Roman Catholics' view of women had

罗马天主教对于女性的态度

and that's always pretty much been the case.

几乎一向如此

at least in theory it was so.

至少在理论上 事实如此

Saint Paul was constantly quoted on that point,

在这点上人们常常引用圣保罗的原话

within which the creative spirit is free to roam

创新精神随意翱翔

which makes it subject to reason alone,

服从于理智

the African is inferior to the white man.

黑人比白人低劣

He is not his equal by nature

他们天生就不平等

when they enjoyed these positions of authority.

要比现在少得多

True adulthood came only when they eventually married

只有当他们最终结了婚