As the Holy Bishops know, mankind is fallen and sinful and incapable of good and therefore must be threatened, constantly, if there is any hope of making people behave properly.  I say mankind intentionally, because the men in the pointy hats realize womankind may not salvageable even with the Threat of Eternal Punishment by the Just and Vengeful God.  The only hope for the strawberries on the cake is to marry up and follow some man who is properly terrified into obeying the Rules, or get to a convent.    It's all there, in the bible.  Or tradition.  Or some papal bull...