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 \nTo study these questions represen-tatives of Catholic women's organi-zations from twenty-two countriesgathered in Brussels last spring fromthe“Study Days”of the InternationalUnion of Catholic Women's Leag-ues.Four theologians and four pro-fessional women contributed to asynthesis of Christian feminism.  \nAs your reporter of the“Study  \nDays\"it is my privilege to answerthe question:What Do We Mean byEquality?  \nBy equality we mean that eachhuman person is a distinct unity andtotality--complete in himself,a bodyand soul with power to will and tolove;distinct from every other,hold-ing from the Creator the essential en-dowment of a human person for lifein time and eternity.This essentialendowment and destiny is the samefor the human person of the womanand for the human person of theman.For,as an eminent professorof Nimegue University stated:\"NoChristian philosopher has ever casta doubt upon the sublime value ofthe person of woman,all know that ina woman,in Mary the Blessed Vir-gin Mother,the human person at-tained its greatest perfection,itssupreme elevation.\"  \nWe believe,as Christians,that Godso loved the world He sent His Only-Begotten Son to be born of a womanfor our salvation.The work of Re-demption is for all.All have an equal  \n4  \nright and an equal obligation to availthemselves of the merits of JesusChrist unto sanctification,ThroughJesus Christ,all enjoy equally theprivilege of the“Divine Adoption”:men and women are equally\"chil-dren of God”and\"members ofChrist\"in the perpetuation of Hislife upon earth—the Church.  \nAll,we say,are equally\"membersof Christ\"in the Church,yet surelyall do not fulfill the same office orfunction.  \nIn this simile we touch a vitalpoint in the alignments of feminism.It indicates differences in an organicstructure composed of human per-sons for whom we claim a funda-mental and essential equality.Aredifferences compatible with equality?  \nChristian feminism finds no con-tradiction between\"the nature of thehuman person in general and specificdifferences,qualities and characteris-tic elements.\"We affirm that theseessential differences,psychological aswell as physiological,existing be-tween women and men complement  \ntheir equality as human persons andconstitu","cbCaijRRG7LNDH3C","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijRRG7LNDH3C","pdf",344336,"English","# THE EQUALITY OF WOMEN - A CATHOLIC VIEW\n## Equality and human dignity\n## Christian feminism and differences in equality\n## The family unit and order in marriage","[{\"question\":\"What does the text mean by “equality” in a Christian sense?\",\"answer\":\"Equality means each human person is a complete unity of body and soul with the same essential endowment and destiny from the Creator. It includes equal rights and obligations in redemption and membership in Christ.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text reconcile equality with differences between women and men?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that specific differences and complementary qualities do not contradict equality of value as social beings. Differences are portrayed as compatible with equality and necessary to complete the whole social organism.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text describe roles in the family and marriage?\",\"answer\":\"It states that the Church recognizes an “order” in the family, with the husband termed the “head” and the wife the “heart.” It emphasizes that this does not deny the woman’s dignity and liberty, and describes responsibilities and mutual binding in a family formed by free commitment.\"}]","THE EQUALITY OF WOMEN - A CATHOLIC VIEW | PDF",1789970107]