BY Daniel Harkins | April 15 | 
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Women’s voices must be heard, Pope says
During his general audience, the Holy Father stressed that equal authority of women and men must be recognised in the Church and global society, as must their complimentary differences
Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims this morning that the world must recognise the weight and authority of women’s voices in both society and the Church.
Continuing his catechesis on the family during his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square, the Holy Father reflected on the role of women in society and the complimentary differences between the sexes.
There is much work to be done, the Pope said, in order to give women due recognition, arguing that the way in which Jesus considered women shines a powerful light on a long road still to be tread, a road upon which we have only taken a few steps and which is ‘is to be travelled with creativity and audacity.’
The Pope also said that ‘the difference between man and woman is not for opposition or subordination, but for communion and procreation.’
“The woman is able to see things with different eyes that complement the thinking of men,” he said, before addressing the aims of some to ‘annul sexual differences,’ saying that removing the difference between the sexes ‘is the problem, not the solution.’
Pope Francis added that ‘the challenge faced by the Church, and by all believers and families, is to rediscover the beauty of God’s plan, the imprint of his image in the covenant between man and woman.’
Pic: Pope Francis blesses a member of the Missionaries of Charity during a visit to a soup kitchen and women’s shelter at the Vatican May 21 2013
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