Uphold a woman's right to contribute fully to society, pope says
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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The more women are involved in andcontribute to communities, politics, economics and the church, the morepositive changes will come about, Pope Francis said."Women are fully entitled to actively take part inall settings, and their rights must be affirmed and protected, includingthrough legal instruments wherever it may prove necessary," he said June9.The pope was speaking to members, consultors and guestsof the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, which was holding itsplenary assembly in Rome June 7-9. Participants had discussed the role of womenin teaching universal fraternity."We cannot truly call on God, the father of all, ifwe refuse to treat (others) in a brotherly way," Cardinal Jean-LouisTauran told the pope, quoting from "Nostra Aetate," the Vatican IIdeclaration that addressed the Catholic Church's relations with otherreligions.Pope Francis told the assembly that unfortunately theimportant ability of women to teach these value...
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The more women are involved in and
contribute to communities, politics, economics and the church, the more
positive changes will come about, Pope Francis said.
"Women are fully entitled to actively take part in
all settings, and their rights must be affirmed and protected, including
through legal instruments wherever it may prove necessary," he said June
9.
The pope was speaking to members, consultors and guests
of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, which was holding its
plenary assembly in Rome June 7-9. Participants had discussed the role of women
in teaching universal fraternity.
"We cannot truly call on God, the father of all, if
we refuse to treat (others) in a brotherly way," Cardinal Jean-Louis
Tauran told the pope, quoting from "Nostra Aetate," the Vatican II
declaration that addressed the Catholic Church's relations with other
religions.
Pope Francis told the assembly that unfortunately the
important ability of women to teach these values is "obscured and often
unrecognized because of the many evils that afflict this world and that, in
particular, damage women's dignity and their role."
Women and children are frequently the victims of
"blind violence," he said.
Whenever "hatred and violence have the upper hand,
they tear apart families and society, preventing women from easily and
effectively carrying out their mission as educators," joining with men to
promote common aims and efforts.
More must be done to recognize women's gifts and their
ability to find new ways to welcome and respect others in a multicultural,
globalized world, he said. It is also important to take advantage of
"their conviction that love is the only power that can make the world
habitable for everyone."
When women have the opportunity to fully share their
gifts with the whole community, the community ends up "transformed"
in a positive way, the pope said.
"Therefore, it is a beneficial process -- that of
having the growing presence of women in social, economic and political life on
the local, national and international levels, as well as in ecclesial
life," he said.
He also urged all groups involved in interreligious
dialogue to invite women to participate in all aspects of their discussions,
not just when a topic or a gathering is about women.
"Many women are well
prepared to address very high-level meetings on interreligious dialogue,"
he said.
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