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Mulieris dignitatem (Ecclesiastical Latin: [muliˈeris diɲiˈtatem]; "the Dignity of a Woman") is an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II on the dignity of women, published on 15 August 1988, and written in conjunction with the 1987-88 Marian Year.
Pope John Paul II upholds the great honor of women as being the only ones who could ever bear life, and continues the themes from his 1988 encyclical, Mulieris Dignitatem, particularly that of the feminine genius [5] This "feminine genius" includes qualities such as that of receptivity, emphasis on the person, empathy, protection of life, and ...
In Mulieris dignitatem, Pope John Paul II wrote, "In calling only men as his Apostles, Christ acted in a completely free and sovereign manner. In doing so, he exercised the same freedom with which, in all his behavior, he emphasized the dignity and the vocation of women, without conforming to the prevailing customs and to the traditions ...
John Paul II links the new feminism of pro-life, pro-person advocacy to the feminine genius identified in his 1988 apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem, or, On the Dignity and Vocation of Women. [3] In section 30 of this letter, John Paul II identified women as having a "genius that belongs" to them and called on them to use it to restore ...
Mulieris may refer to : Adam Pulchrae Mulieris, a Paris master who studied under Peter of Lamballe and flourished in the first half of the 13th century. Mulieris Towers, twin towers located in the Puerto Madero neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mulieris Dignitatem, a 1988 apostolic letter by John Paul II on the dignity of women.
Sister Mary Prudence Allen RSM (born 21 July 1940) is an American philosopher who converted to Catholicism and joined the Religious Sisters of Mercy.In 2014 she was appointed to the International Theological Commission for a five-year term by Pope Francis.
Ordinatio sacerdotalis (English: Priestly ordination) is an apostolic letter issued by Pope John Paul II on 22 May 1994. In this document, John Paul II discussed the Catholic Church's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone" and wrote that "the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women".
The document describes the position of the Catholic Church on the meaning and role of marriage and the family, and outlines challenges towards realizing that ideal. It refers to marriage as "one of the most precious and most urgent tasks of Christian couples in our time", [1] and as "the foundation of the wider community of the family, since the very institution of marriage and conjugal love ...