The Pope: "The woman, image of the Church, speaks of her wounds"

Renato Martinez – Vatican City

"To invite a woman to speak about the wounds of the Church is to invite the Church to speak about herself, the wounds she has suffered, and I believe this is the step we must take. with force: the woman is the image of the Church who is a woman, a woman, a mother A style Without this style, we would speak of the people of God, but as an organization, perhaps a union, but not as a family born of the Mother Church, "said Pope Francis Friday afternoon, February 22, after the presentation of the 3rd Relationship of the day, by Ms. Linda Ghisoni, Undersecretary of the Section des lay faithful of the laity, family and life dicastery, on the second day of the meeting on "The protection of minors in the Church".

"I heard the Church speak for herself"

The Holy Father declared spontaneously after hearing Dr. Ghisoni: "I heard the Church speak for itself, that is to say, we all talked about it." In all interventions, but this time, it is the Church itself that spoke.This is not just a question of style: the feminine genius that is reflected in the Church that is a woman ".

The Church speaks of her wounds

In inviting a woman to speak at this meeting on "The Protection of Minors in the Church", said the Pontiff, "it is not a matter of entering into the form of 39, an ecclesiastical feminism, because in the end any feminism ends up being a machismo with a skirt No. To invite a woman to speak of the wounds of the Church is to invite the Church to speak about herself, the injuries that it has suffered, and I believe that it is the step we must take with great force – the pope emphasized – the woman is the image of the Church who is a woman, a woman, a mother A style Without this style, we would speak of the people of God, but as an organization, perhaps a union, but not as a family born of Mother Church. "

The feminine mystery of the church

Finally, Pope Francis pointed out that the logic of Dr. Ghisoni's thought was that of a mother and ended with the story of what happens when a woman gives birth to a child. "It's the feminine mystery of the Church that is woman and mother, it's not about giving women more office in the Church – yes, that's fine," said the Pope. is not so that the problem is solved – it is to integrate women as a figure of the Church in our thinking.And also think of the Church with the categories of a woman.Thank you for your testimony. "