Women - Pastors, Priests And Bishops Really Need Education
28/5/08
Women in the Church in Asia are looking for a different, deeper type of recognition that bishops need to address, says a noted Asian theologian. Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Imus, the Philippines, a member of the Office of Theological Concerns of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), spoke to UCA News during a May 12-16 meeting at the Redemptorist Centre in Pattaya, 100 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. The meeting’s theme - “The Bishop: Harbinger of Hope (Bishops, Women, Gospel and Communion)” - was inspired by Pastores Gregis (shepherds of the flock), Pope John Paul II’s 2003 apostolic exhortation presenting the fruit of the 2001 Synod of Bishops assembly on episcopal ministry. Thirteen women, 10 bishops and two priests attended the meeting organized by the Women’s Desk of the FABC Office of Laity and Family in cooperation with the Office of Theological Concerns. They came from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
See: http://www.ucanews.com/
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