Solutions that respect the dignity of women
Wise words came yesterday from Rome’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations in New York:
“The advancements achieved regarding the status of women in the world in the last fifteen years include, among others, improvements in the education of girls, the promotion of women as key to eradicating poverty and fostering development, growth of participation in social life, political reforms aimed at removing forms of discrimination against women and specific laws against domestic violence”, he added.
“In particular, among the many parallel events, some have stressed the indispensable role played by civil society in all its components, in highlighting the dignity of women, their rights and responsibilities. This having been said, women continue to suffer in many parts of the world”.
“…women’s human rights are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights. This is key not only to understanding the inherent dignity of women and girls but also to making this a concrete reality around the world”, he concluded.
So, ladies (and men), don’t be misguided. There is much out there saying the Catholic Church doesn’t care about women. These claims are simply not true. The past couple days, it has been all about you!
