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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 ...
These events led Pope John Paul II to issue the 1988 encyclical Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity of Women), which declared that women had a different, yet equally important role in the Church. [213] [214] The reservation of priestly ordination to men is listed by contemporary critics of the Catholic Church's treatment of women. [215]
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 dignitatem was issued in 1988 to clarify women's equally important and complementary role in the work of the Church. [103] [104] Then in 1994, Ordinatio Sacerdotalis explained that the Church extends ordination only to men in order to follow the example of Jesus, who chose only men for this specific duty. [105] [106] [107]
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Mulieris Dignitatem was issued in 1988 to clarify women's equally important and complementary role in the work of the Church. [47] [48] Then in 1994, Ordinatio Sacerdotalis explained that the Church extends ordination only to men to follow the example of Jesus, who chose only men for this specific duty. [49] [50] [51]