Pope Francis says the fight for women’s rights is a ‘continuous struggle’. ‘Male chauvinism’ is fatal to humanity. The Pope also said that female genital mutilation is a crime that must be prevented.
He was speaking to reporters on his way back from a four-day visit to Bahrain. The Pope’s response was in response to a question about women protesting in Iran. Pope Francis praised the women he appointed to managerial jobs at the Vatican and noted that they have improved things.
At the same time, the Pope said the Catholic Church is doing its best to fight clerical child abuse, but admitted there are shortcomings. The Pope insisted the Church would take a “zero tolerance” approach to abuse. But critics say many countries are not taking the issue seriously. The abuse scandal erupted in the second half of the 1980s.
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