Rocco has a translation of the article in yesterday's L'Osservatore Romano which I referenced in an earlier post.
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An article by John Thavis, Catholic News Service, dated March 2, 2007, entitled "Women chip Vatican's glass ceiling with increased numbers, influence" was an eye-opener for me. While the article is three year's old, I believe it is still quite relevant today. The following are some excerpts:
ReplyDelete"In a breakthrough in 2004, Sister Enrica Rosanna was named an undersecretary of the Vatican congregation that deals with religious orders. That's No. 3 in the chain of command, and it made her the highest-ranking woman at the Vatican. But it didn't settle the question of whether she could exercise the power of governance in her role.
"The power to make legally binding decisions in the Roman Curia is linked to holy orders.
"That means the top two positions in each Vatican agency are filled by cardinals and bishops.
"...over the last 30 years or so...the percentage of women employees in the main Roman Curia offices --Secretariat of State, congregations and councils -- has approximately doubled, from 11 percent to 21 percent.
"...However, most women are in support staff positions and have little decision-making input.
"And there are whole sectors of the Vatican that still have no women: the tribunal system, for example.
"The Vatican's diplomatic corps also remains all-male and all-clerical.
"Among the top curial departments, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments is the only one with no women employees.
"Strangely, women remain a small minority -- about 10 percent -- in the ranks of consultors to Vatican agencies. These are experts around the world who advise the congregations or councils on matters under study, and who generally come to the Vatican once or twice a year for meetings.
"Most congregations have between 30 and 40 consultors. But at present, the congregations dealing with doctrine, liturgy, clergy, saints' causes and Eastern churches have no women consultors at all.
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It seems to me as if it is time for the Vatican to do a bit of management process:
Goals:
Include more women in top positions at the Vatican.
Include women in all Roman Curia offices.
Include more women as consultors to all Vatican agencies.
Objectives under each Goal could outline: What?, By When?, How Measured?
If Pope John Paul II's and Benedict XVI's intentions are sincere, it seems to me as if it is time to take actions that reflect those intentions.
Rosemary