Nu de wereld nog steeds niet weet wat de paus nu wel of niet heeft gezegd over condooms
schijnt dat wel duidelijk te zijn over wat hij zei over vrouwen. En mannen.
Dat was, zeker naast zijn oproep tegen ethnocentrisme en particularisme in Kameroen, belangrijk! En niet alleen voor het Zuiden.
Inclusief al mijn bedenkingen, wat een bereklus. Wat goed dat die Paus in Afrika was en daar voor het eerst met en over zoveel vrouwen sprak!
Paus breekt lans voor verbetering positie vrouw
Geplaatst door onze redactie op zondag 22 maart 2009 om 19:35u
LUANDA (RKnieuws.net) - In een van de laatste toespraken gedurende zijn bezoek aan Angola heeft de paus vanmiddag een lans gebroken voor de verbetering van de positie van de vrouw. In een bijeenkomst in Luanda met vertegenwoordigers van vrouwenemancipatiebewegingen benadrukte de paus dat de vrouw in de samenleving vaak het kind van de rekening is.
“Ik roep iedereen op zich terdege te realiseren onder welke vijandige omstandigheden veel vrouwen leefden en nog steeds moeten leven. Bijzondere aandacht mag in dit verband worden gevraagd voor het gedrag en de houding van mannen, omdat zij zich vaak ongevoelig en onverantwoordelijk ten opzichte van vrouwen gedragen”, aldus de paus. Hij riep de aanwezigen op de gelijkwaardigheid van mannen en vrouwen te erkennen, te bevestigen en te verdedigen.
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DEFEND THE EQUAL DIGNITY OF MAN AND WOMAN
VATICAN CITY, 22 MAR 2009 (VIS) - At 4.45 p.m. today, in the parish of Santo Antonio located in a densely populated area on the outskirts of Luanda, Angola, the Pope met with representatives of Catholic movements for the promotion of women.
Two female members of the movements spoke to the Holy Father of their problems and hopes.
In his remarks the Pope called everyone "to an effective awareness of the adverse conditions to which many women have been - and continue to be - subjected, paying particular attention to ways in which the behaviour and attitudes of men, who at times show a lack of sensitivity and responsibility, may be to blame".
After highlighting the need to "recognise, affirm and defend the equal dignity of man and woman", Benedict XVI explained how both are "called to live in profound communion through a reciprocal recognition of one another and the mutual gift of themselves, working together for the common good through the complementary aspects of masculinity and femininity.
"Who today", he added, "can fail to recognise the need to make more room for the reasons of the heart'? In a world like ours, dominated by technology, we feel the need for this feminine complementarity, so that the human race can live in the world without completely losing its humanity. Think of all the places afflicted by great poverty or devastated by war, and of all the tragic situations resulting from migrations, forced or otherwise. It is almost always women who manage to preserve human dignity, to defend the family and to protect cultural and religious values".
The Pope lamented the fact that "history records almost exclusively the accomplishments of men, when in fact much of it is due to the determined, unrelenting and charitable action of women".
"No-one today should doubt that women have 'a full right to become actively involved in all areas of public life, and this right must be affirmed and guaranteed, also, where necessary, through appropriate legislation. This acknowledgement of the public role of women should not however detract from their unique role within the family. Here their contribution to the welfare and progress of society, even if its importance is not sufficiently appreciated, is truly incalculable'".
Furthermore, "a woman's personal sense of dignity is not primarily the result of juridically defined rights, but rather the direct consequence of the material and spiritual care she receives in the bosom of the family.
"The presence of a mother within the family is so important for the stability and growth of this fundamental cell of society, that it should be recognised, commended and supported in every possible way. For the same reason, society must hold husbands and fathers accountable for their responsibilities towards their families".
Benedict XVI concluded his remarks by highlighting how "the building up of every Christian family takes place within the larger family, the Church, which sustains the domestic family and holds it close to her heart, giving it the assurance that it is protected, now and in the future, by the 'yes' of the Creator".
The meeting concluded, the Pope travelled to the apostolic nunciature where he dined and spent the night.
PV-ANGOLA/CATHOLIC MOVEMENTS/LUANDA
schijnt dat wel duidelijk te zijn over wat hij zei over vrouwen. En mannen.
Dat was, zeker naast zijn oproep tegen ethnocentrisme en particularisme in Kameroen, belangrijk! En niet alleen voor het Zuiden.
Inclusief al mijn bedenkingen, wat een bereklus. Wat goed dat die Paus in Afrika was en daar voor het eerst met en over zoveel vrouwen sprak!
Paus breekt lans voor verbetering positie vrouw
Geplaatst door onze redactie op zondag 22 maart 2009 om 19:35u
LUANDA (RKnieuws.net) - In een van de laatste toespraken gedurende zijn bezoek aan Angola heeft de paus vanmiddag een lans gebroken voor de verbetering van de positie van de vrouw. In een bijeenkomst in Luanda met vertegenwoordigers van vrouwenemancipatiebewegingen benadrukte de paus dat de vrouw in de samenleving vaak het kind van de rekening is.
“Ik roep iedereen op zich terdege te realiseren onder welke vijandige omstandigheden veel vrouwen leefden en nog steeds moeten leven. Bijzondere aandacht mag in dit verband worden gevraagd voor het gedrag en de houding van mannen, omdat zij zich vaak ongevoelig en onverantwoordelijk ten opzichte van vrouwen gedragen”, aldus de paus. Hij riep de aanwezigen op de gelijkwaardigheid van mannen en vrouwen te erkennen, te bevestigen en te verdedigen.
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DEFEND THE EQUAL DIGNITY OF MAN AND WOMAN
VATICAN CITY, 22 MAR 2009 (VIS) - At 4.45 p.m. today, in the parish of Santo Antonio located in a densely populated area on the outskirts of Luanda, Angola, the Pope met with representatives of Catholic movements for the promotion of women.
Two female members of the movements spoke to the Holy Father of their problems and hopes.
In his remarks the Pope called everyone "to an effective awareness of the adverse conditions to which many women have been - and continue to be - subjected, paying particular attention to ways in which the behaviour and attitudes of men, who at times show a lack of sensitivity and responsibility, may be to blame".
After highlighting the need to "recognise, affirm and defend the equal dignity of man and woman", Benedict XVI explained how both are "called to live in profound communion through a reciprocal recognition of one another and the mutual gift of themselves, working together for the common good through the complementary aspects of masculinity and femininity.
"Who today", he added, "can fail to recognise the need to make more room for the reasons of the heart'? In a world like ours, dominated by technology, we feel the need for this feminine complementarity, so that the human race can live in the world without completely losing its humanity. Think of all the places afflicted by great poverty or devastated by war, and of all the tragic situations resulting from migrations, forced or otherwise. It is almost always women who manage to preserve human dignity, to defend the family and to protect cultural and religious values".
The Pope lamented the fact that "history records almost exclusively the accomplishments of men, when in fact much of it is due to the determined, unrelenting and charitable action of women".
"No-one today should doubt that women have 'a full right to become actively involved in all areas of public life, and this right must be affirmed and guaranteed, also, where necessary, through appropriate legislation. This acknowledgement of the public role of women should not however detract from their unique role within the family. Here their contribution to the welfare and progress of society, even if its importance is not sufficiently appreciated, is truly incalculable'".
Furthermore, "a woman's personal sense of dignity is not primarily the result of juridically defined rights, but rather the direct consequence of the material and spiritual care she receives in the bosom of the family.
"The presence of a mother within the family is so important for the stability and growth of this fundamental cell of society, that it should be recognised, commended and supported in every possible way. For the same reason, society must hold husbands and fathers accountable for their responsibilities towards their families".
Benedict XVI concluded his remarks by highlighting how "the building up of every Christian family takes place within the larger family, the Church, which sustains the domestic family and holds it close to her heart, giving it the assurance that it is protected, now and in the future, by the 'yes' of the Creator".
The meeting concluded, the Pope travelled to the apostolic nunciature where he dined and spent the night.
PV-ANGOLA/CATHOLIC MOVEMENTS/LUANDA
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