Mulieris Dignitatem Flashcards
God created men and women equally
‘The human being- both male and female- is the only being God willed for it’s own sake
Motherhood as liberating
‘Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person … the woman discovers herself’
Gift of self
‘Sincere gift of self’
Mutual self giving
‘Mutual self giving both by the woman and the man’
Motherhood and pregnancy as purely female
‘Motherhood is linked to the personal structure of the woman and to the personal dimension of the gift’
Mary and a woman’s readiness
‘Mary’s words at the annunciation -“let it be to me according to your word”’
Not fully shared
‘Parenthood- even though it belongs to both— is realised much more fully in the woman’
Fathers debt
‘In their shared parenthood he owes a special debt to the woman’
Father on the outside
‘The man- even with all his sharing in parenthood-always remains “outside” the process of pregnancy’
Biblical exemplar
‘The Virgin Mary’
What can women relate to when they are pregnant?
‘The motherhood of the mother of God’
Every woman replicates her actions
‘Each and very time that motherhood is repeated in human history it is always related to the covenant’
How is child birth pain related to Jesus?
‘The mothers sorrow at the foot of the cross’
How is the joy of motherhood related to Jesus?
The joy Mary feast at the news of his resurrection.
