Respected by their male colleagues and treated as equals. To certain bishops or cardinals theyre well aware of the problems many women in the Catholic Church are turning away because they dont feel theyre taken seriously. Women want to be more visible. This isnt in different parts of the world white church theres a growing sensitivity to that desire and its also reaching the vatican only. Becoming more visible is part of the challenge anybody sees what goes on behind the walls of the vatican. Bought a quarter of the staff are women many more lay women the nuns and many of them highly qualified. Editor in chief of the french section of Vatican Radio for twenty five years looking back she remembers how difficult it was
at the beginning how some cardinals thought it beneath dignity to be interviewed by a woman and simply ignored her. Also said. As soon as i left the studios to interview somebody at the vatican it was dreadful when i was in a larger group of men i always had the feeling that i was somehow invisible when i asked a question the cardinals would reply to my male colleagues not to me. Although i was holding a microphone and had everything they need to recognize. This mentality of pushing women to the margins of the workplace still exists everywhere women are supposed to be mothers brides or nuns they may work but they shouldnt want a career. Unfortunately thats what many women also think that its wrong to seek too much attention to ask for too much. The Catholic Church teaches that humility and modesty are virtually pope francis himself is critical of career minded priests and he often speaks out against traditional Power Structures that may be why he wants to see more women taking leadership roles people like the director of the vatican museums. The catholic journalist. Welcomes this development she says it doesnt go far enough she has recently written a book demanding power for women in the Catholic Church. Is this why is it considered inappropriate for women especially for women to raise question the. Of power when they raise this question which i also do in my book theyre always told the church is not about power the church is about service and humility but thats not true its also about positions of power the person who decides has power the person who can say you cant come in here or as a woman you cant be
a priest has power. Baba yaga takes a different view she doesnt speak about power though she will sit as a Manager Art Historian and conservatory she runs an institution with a staff of more than one thousand considers herself fortunate alongside her administrative responsibilities she works in a field that has fascinated her since she was a child. By this you know sort of my mothers restoration work my sister was also a conservatory of paintings and stone. My grandmother was a painter i watched her making about pictures of in rome. That was the environment i grew up in and maybe genes and the family do play a role in the sea. Will influence of i mean that it will work also. Growing up in rome baba yaga was always fascinated by art she has also learned the skills of curating an exhibition her entire life revolves around art and religion. She is currently working on an exhibition about the History Of Catholicism In Korea The Vatican took an exhibition to solve and this is its counterpart most of the objects of being exhibited outside korea for the first time. Is complementing them with items from the vaticans collections. I would like to see more International Exhibitions held especially shows that have relevance to the vaticans collections. She says she diva be prepared to loan out more of the vaticans treasures. Most impressed with you and your new single but it will be there what i mean is that he will have an exhibition is more than just a collection of art orks every item involves work with the administrators
conservators and curators. But the. City even a city but its all very important that we participate in these projects when theyre academically interesting or promote ecumenism. Because most of the. Transition is the focus as in the korea exhibition i could even get it thats when it was set with it will of the it was in. South korea is one of the Catholic Churches Success Stories this exhibition documents the beginnings how in the seventeenth century diplomats from china brought the catholic faith to the korean peninsula. This chapter of Church History is being shown at the vatican for the first time and the turnout is impressive cardinals and senior bishops some of the vaticans most powerful men are here today. Is in her element explaining the structure of the Exhibition Catholicism was introduced into korea by lay people impressed by the jesuits in china. At first they had to operate in secret. They baptized each other because there were no priests in korea many women were drawn to the new faith perhaps because it promised justice and equality. The young church was actively persecuted as recently as the mid Nineteenth Century the exhibition chronicles this history of suffering and martyrdom and it also documents the strength and confidence that characterized the beginnings of the korean charge a korean version of the virgin mary a clear indication of how deeply the koreans internalized catholicism. Even today many korean catholics draw inspiration and strength from commemorating this history of courage and perseverance through the dark days of persecution. How. The Korean Church is very focused on equality and has always throughout its history encouraged women to get involved that can be observed from the beginning from the first days of the founding of the church women have played an important role. Pope francis commands women for witnessing to the faith and he champions the course of women. Like his previous has as benedict times. Paul the second he has a deep devotion to the virgin mary the catholic icon of womanhood. But francis is also a pope who understands our lives are not simply an embodiment of ideals. He reaches out to each individual passenger. This is a pope who encounters Men Women And Children with the same warmth compassion and respect although at some general audiences you might think he was simply a Pop Star Being mobbed by his fans. The popes Deputy Spokesperson paloma c. E. O. Of a hero explains the Special Report that he seems to have with women. If hes caught this evil pope francis grew up surrounded by women not what looks revolutionary in the vatican is really quite normal the pope always close his
grandmother rossana he had sisters his mother and close female friends his right hand in buenos aires was a woman his private secretary who died a few months ago but what amazes. Me that is. Perhaps it was this female environment in which Jorge Bergoglio grew up that makes him more receptive to the role of women in the church. He wants to make sure the church is accessible to everybody. He has already done a lot to make that happen in nearly five years in office he has appointed five women as undersecretaries the third highest leadership level at the vatican. And it will be what we are on his last trip to colombia the pope stated that women should play important roles in society and in the church we represent fifty percent of the population. He says why should this resource be neglected why Shouldnt We View Women in the same way as men and all of us benefit those are the most holy. But Gender Equality and the role of women are not at the top of the agenda everywhere in the charge. There is still an immense gap between the vatican and the Secular Society when it comes to promoting women for instance by means of employment quotas. Although pope francis never tires of saying that women must be given more
responsibility they are still woefully under represented at the vatican. Then if you compare him with his predecessors especially benedict the sixteenth and john Paul The Second i think its clear that he goes further his predecessors would never have said Something Like that they had a very clear idea that the main duty of a woman is to serve the family as a wife and a mother of god and if women go out to work then only in social professions when the idea that they should do every job that men do was beyond their comprehension. In that respect francis is pretty advanced that is what. Signified. Agrees she has studied the situation of women at the vatican for years and has written books on the role of women in the charge. She believes pope francis might soon go even further. I
was personally disappointed that for instance in a new vatican agency for the laity family and life the under secretary is a priest he could have been a lay person. Maybe the pope couldnt find a suitable woman who is prepared to take the job. Why a woman has exercised managerial responsibilities for decades in catholic organizations and then has to change to a number two position at the vatican it might not seem so attractive. Consigner is meeting with her former Vatican Radio colleague from elder find out how they are founding members of Donna In Vatican the fast organization representing female staff at the vatican it has about one hundred members who made one some month to discuss issues of common concern however these women dont want to be labeled Feminists Networking is the password to their club is
a registered association which means they have official recognition and transparent structures. People are still afraid to set up an organization and expressed themselves. When you talk about a womens group people immediately think its about women being admitted to the priesthood. All those issues that are still taboo in the Catholic Church. And that our society doesnt promote ideas like that. These women are not demanding anything they are simply expressing a desire to make progress together in the church for Christiana Fog and thats not enough. Women working in the vatican or in the Catholic Church in general have to proceed diplomatically. They cant raise the question of power as such why do only
men or ordained men have the right to make the decisions. Forty years ago even twenty years ago there was an aggressive generation that fought for Ordination Admission to the priesthood as well as to the diaconate would please the. Days of the void today these women are either disillusioned and have left or theyve resigned. Yeah or theyve left the church altogether. Although theyre strong opposition in many places to admitting women to the priesthood a quick survey of tourists in st Peters Square suggests that european and North American catholics are generally open to the idea. Benson form has a traditional its easier for me to accept a man as a priest but at the end of the day i think the situation will change not soon but some time maybe. If youre through with people but i dont think it was visited by the clergy might benefit from a bit of femininity. The female aspect could open up new horizons and if not. Its not about positions of power whether male or female its about serving the individual person rank is not important whether somebody is higher or lower the real task is to serve i would love to have a Roman Catholic priest that like women are good managers. And i suspect the vatican needs managing. Institutions like being just as great as they may be they really should be much more inclusive man should promote women not only because
theyre women but because theyre really good at what they do. To get it that mean if you want to abolish the patriarchy you should start with the church that would be a tremendous signal for believers. I mean really but is it the this has initiated positive changes. He has modernized the church and we believe he will complete the task but he needs time. We have full faith in Francis Catholics and as argentinians at the. Many catholics believe that pope francis will succeed in reforming the church but he has stated clearly that he will not admit women to the priesthood the church has a long tradition of reserving the top jobs for Men Priests Bishops and cardinals. The church as patriarchal structure is a sentrys old tradition and tradition is one of the benchmarks of catholic
theology. Relatively speaking pope francis is liberal he wants to give laypeople more responsibility so it seems quite likely that he will appoint more women like barbara yata to managerial positions. So far she has only met the pope once he hasnt yet visited the museums but shes hoping he will. She knows he has a full shadow but then so does she without efficient planning and the support of her husband this mother of three were never be able to manage the job. Youll miss a lot of any that done in class that organize My Life Well Gaddafi could of course its more difficult with the children but we divided up the Household Chores the young lady you know what i mean that wasnt very common thirty years ago not that that given that up is called i was lucky than that and then the fact one though i was able to combine family and work at that but i think ive managed my children
are wonderful but in the end what about you must be grateful and what it might give she had all the louis there with the one with us and getting upset it would have been. Barbara yachters simple positive way of accepting things stems from how face. If she didnt believe she wouldnt be able to walk in the vatican. And religion are inseparable here and as with the korean exhibition the focus is often the universal child which. Nobody minister. To. Jack. And. The limited set of the fighting and you know if i thought you never intended to have a career at the vatican even the idea of it is strange i just tried to do my work as well as i could to the premier that would have a problem a real image one of the did it it was i would take on it because thats my role as director of the vatican museums put a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. But its also a privilege it is with that im very conscious of the fact that i work for the. And for the conservation of this tremendous world heritage. Month with the lid on that but the bottom one of the one that. Is director of the museums. Project. Is the
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