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Maybe the Vatican could hire a few women editors [[link removed]]
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"Fratelli tutti," the title of the coming papal encyclical is Italian for "all brothers."
But Vatican media reported [[link removed]]
that the title includes women, pointing out that the subtitle is dedicated to "fraternity"
and "social friendship."
"So, not only are women eliminated by the title, they are not even considered in
the subtitle," argues NCR columnist Phyllis Zagano.
There are two problems, Zagano writes. First, no one told Pope Francis that the
title was a bad phrase, and second, no one told Francis that the title itself endangers
women.
"In too many cultures, women are still considered chattel, are still subject to
rape and murder, are still forced into menstruation huts, are still killed in dowry
burnings," Zagano writes. "In too many cultures, especially those in the upper economic
echelons of the world and in the clerical circles of the Catholic Church, men still
consider women airheads and sex objects."
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More background:
* Francis will travel to Assisi to sign the new encyclical Oct. 3, reports Catholic
News Service [[link removed]].
* Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese says that the seemingly sexist title of the new encyclical
could derail it [[link removed]].
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is remembered as 'jurist of historic stature' [[link removed]]
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at age 87, has been
described in countless tributes as a cultural icon and a giant despite her small
size.
The second woman appointed to the court, who served there for more than 27 years,
is primarily remembered for her pioneering work for gender equality and for writing
pointed dissents and asking tough questions. In anti-death penalty and pro-immigrant
opinions, she sided with Catholic Church leaders, but she differed with them in
her support for legalized abortion, same-sex marriage and the mandate that contraception
be covered in all health insurance plans.
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Diocese to build up Latino pastoral leaders [[link removed]]
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Leadership Roundtable, an organization devoted to promoting best church management
and ministry practices, selected the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, out of a pool
of applicants around the country to partner in its pilot Latino Pastoral Leaders
Initiative [[link removed]].
The diocese was chosen partly because of its existing commitment to supporting Latino
leaders.
The goal of the program is to "invest in Latinos and teach them concepts about church
management and best practices, so they can serve the local community better and
step into leadership roles," said Andrea Blanco, the initiative's program manager.
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More headlines
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* President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is courting the pews of Christian
churches. But NCR political columnist Michael Sean Winters wonders what that says
about the state of Christianity in America [[link removed]].
* The United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary today and Global Sisters Report
asked [[link removed]]
sister congregations or representatives of sister congregations who engage in advocacy
work at the U.N. about the U.N.'s feats and failures.
* ICYMI: NCR movie reviewer Pauline Sr. Rose Pacatte says Disney's "Mulan" has
a strong and authentic human, feminist theme guiding it [[link removed]].
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