Jesuit superior calls for greater involvement of women in the Church

Fr Arturo Sosa SJ

We must must be honest and admit that the full participation of women in the life of the Church "remains stymied on many fronts". Those were the words of the Jesuit Superior General, Fr Arturo Sosa, at the opening of the 2017 Voices of Faith event in the Vatican on Wednesday.

The annual event marking international women's day brought together voices of Catholic women from around the globe with the theme: 'Stirring the waters: making the impossible possible'.

Noting that faith provides the audacity to strive for the' impossible', Fr Sosa spoke of the resilience and courage he has witnessed firsthand among women working on the border between Colombia and his native Venezuela.

He said while Pope Francis' efforts to bring Vatican II to life and focus on the needs of the poor have opened the way for women's voices to be better heard, we must acknowledge that their gifts have not yet been fully recognized.

Read his full speech here: www.sjweb.info/documents/assj/2017.03.08_Voices_of_Faith_2017_Fr_General%27s_speech.pdf?platform=hootsuite