Pope Francis blames “a culture of patriarchal and sexist oppression” on violence against women, highlighting the gaps that still exist in gender equality, in the foreword to a book released this Wednesday.
The Pope’s statements appear in the foreword to the book “More Female Leadership for a Better World: Care as the Engine of Our Common Home,” edited by Anna Maria Tarantola, former director of the Bank of Italy and current. President of the Centesimus Annus pro Pontifical Foundation.
In the volume published in Italy, the contents of which were disclosed this Wednesday by the Vatican news portal, the Pope says: “The world will be better if there is equality in diversity between men and women”, emphasizing that equality is not the adoption of masculine behavior by women.
“If women could enjoy full equal opportunities, they could substantially contribute to the necessary change towards a world of peace, inclusion, solidarity and integral sustainability,” the head of the Catholic Church stressed.
The pope also stated that “much remains to be done for the full emancipation of women”.
The role of women in the Church was another point the pope stressed. “Women’s role in the church goes way beyond functionality. We need to keep working on this. Much further,” he added.
Emphasizing the need for equality for a better world, Pope Francis noted that “the road to women’s affirmation is recent, bumpy and unfortunately not final”.
“The ability to care, for example, is undoubtedly a feminine quality that should be expressed not only within the family, but equally and successfully in politics, business, academia and the workplace,” he said.
Pope Francis concluded by declaring that 130 million girls in the world are “out of school”.
“There is no freedom, justice, integral development, democracy and peace without education,” he added.
Source: DN
