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Asian bishops gather for a meeting with Pope Francis and other Catholic bishops from 22 Asian countries at Haemi Martyrs Shrine in Haemi, south of Seoul on Aug. 17, 2014, on the penultimate day of a visit to South Korea.
Theologians across Asia expressed similar views alluding to how national churches have been excluding lay people, particularly women, from bodies that make decisions on their budgeting, ministry programs, volunteer labor, and internal operations. He said in his country, already at the national and continental levels of the synod, religious and lay people — men and women — have “fully participated as delegates."
Women should get equal opportunities to make decisions with men in various Church commissions and conferences. If women can vote in the Synod of Bishops, it is very important they are given positions, especially in Church media and parish councils," the priest said. “Earlier only Europe, especially Germany, Latin America and the U.S., spoke about women’s equality in the Church … only reluctant voices were emerging from Asia, particularly from the Indian subcontinent.”
He included women and other marginalized groups in the Maundy Thursday foot-washing ritual and appointed women in key positions at the Vatican, said the nun, who teaches theology in New Delhi’s“For me, these steps are not just meant to include women in the Church but also meant to create a change in mindset which is very much needed if in the future women are allowed to be in ordained ministries of the Church, said the nun, a member of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In the Indian context, the papal decision must impel us to take initiatives to audit women’s role in the shaping of the Church,” the Jesuit theologian said. He said many Indonesian women, both religious and lay, have advanced in their theological studies and their perspectives are important for the Church’s growth. “Use their expertise for the benefit of the ecclesial-social life,” he said.
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