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What does it mean?
Baudelaire is surprised that women are allowed into churches and questions what conversation they could have with God.
In plain terms
He wonders what women could discuss with God if they enter churches.
What can you take from it?
Question the role of women in religious spaces.

Where it applies

  • church services
  • religious debates

Putting it to work

  • reconsider inclusion policies
  • study gender roles in faith

Questions to consider

  • Why might women be excluded from religious dialogue?
  • What does this reveal about societal attitudes?

Another view

The premise assumes women lack spiritual insight, which is a biased view.

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  2. La femme ne sait pas separer l'ame du corps.

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