I was reading the thread on female hatred in the WTBTS. It seems that for most posters, Paul's sayings in books that no reputable scholar now believes Paul wrote are preferred over the nonsexist statements he made. He named women as important leaders and colleagues. Specific women were named. Paul's famous conception that in Christ, there is no longer male or female is ignored. These pro-woman statements are in recognized Paul epistles, not later glosees, incosistent with his theology that somehow bear his name as a source of authority. Read Romans or Corinthians and then read Timothy or Hebrews. A different person is speaking. The writing style is different. The theological highlights diverge.
I don't know the exact date of canonization. Currently, I am reading Carroll's Constantine's Sword, the Church and the Jews. Canonization occurred after Constantine's conversion and control of the church. The original Nicene creed was already forumulated. I like that that a variety of Christian writings were included in the canon. Many leaders argued for only one gospel. Reading Augustine, it is something to appreciate that he only had access to one gospel, the psalms and a few prophets.
The WT never seemed clear to me when the church was no longer the church. Certainly, it was before canonization. How then do they accept the canon? Have they ever raised the issue of works not written by the person claimed as author. If the scriptures are restricted to works actually written by Paul and others,most of their nutty views would fade. How do they account for the scholarship?