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| Vatican newspaper gives a voice to women for first time in 150 years | Vatican newspaper gives a voice to women for first time in 150 years |
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| The Vatican's official newspaper is for the first time in its 150-year history publishing an all-colour women's supplement "to give voice to the value that women bring to the church". | The Vatican's official newspaper is for the first time in its 150-year history publishing an all-colour women's supplement "to give voice to the value that women bring to the church". |
| Women, Church, World will be edited by women and published with L'Osservatore Romano, the newspaper founded in 1861 and published by the Holy See on the last Thursday of every month. | Women, Church, World will be edited by women and published with L'Osservatore Romano, the newspaper founded in 1861 and published by the Holy See on the last Thursday of every month. |
| The new section will promote a keener understanding of the "under-appreciated treasure" of women in the church, according to editor Giovanni Maria Vian. | The new section will promote a keener understanding of the "under-appreciated treasure" of women in the church, according to editor Giovanni Maria Vian. |
| The launch coincides with the worst scandal to hit the Vatican in years as leaked letters addressed to the pope expose a world of jealous, spiteful prelates and petty rivalries. | The launch coincides with the worst scandal to hit the Vatican in years as leaked letters addressed to the pope expose a world of jealous, spiteful prelates and petty rivalries. |
| Vian said Pope Benedict backed the supplement, which he said would hire non-Catholic contributors. | Vian said Pope Benedict backed the supplement, which he said would hire non-Catholic contributors. |
| Lucetta Scaraffia, a writer at the paper who created the supplement, said: "It provides information on the female condition, without ignoring hot topics like procreation, access to culture and women's rights." | Lucetta Scaraffia, a writer at the paper who created the supplement, said: "It provides information on the female condition, without ignoring hot topics like procreation, access to culture and women's rights." |
| The pullout will compete with L'Osservatore Romano's stories explaining the Vatican's approach to women, from its views on abortion to condemnation of female ordination. | The pullout will compete with L'Osservatore Romano's stories explaining the Vatican's approach to women, from its views on abortion to condemnation of female ordination. |
| In 2010 the Vatican upgraded the crime of ordaining women to the priesthood, rendering it one of the most serious crimes against church law alongside paedophilia. | In 2010 the Vatican upgraded the crime of ordaining women to the priesthood, rendering it one of the most serious crimes against church law alongside paedophilia. |
| Under Benedict's papacy, the views of the Holy See on abortion have not changed. In 2007 a senior cardinal demanded that Catholics stop donating to Amnesty International after it advocated abortion rights for African women gang-raped by soldiers. | Under Benedict's papacy, the views of the Holy See on abortion have not changed. In 2007 a senior cardinal demanded that Catholics stop donating to Amnesty International after it advocated abortion rights for African women gang-raped by soldiers. |
| But in an editorial launching the supplement, Vian argued that "historical research is proving how much the emancipation and promotion of women owes to Christianity, right from its origins". | But in an editorial launching the supplement, Vian argued that "historical research is proving how much the emancipation and promotion of women owes to Christianity, right from its origins". |
| The newspaper, which employed its first female journalist in 2008, said the pullout "will also help amend prejudices and preconceived notions about the Catholic church and its attitude toward women". | The newspaper, which employed its first female journalist in 2008, said the pullout "will also help amend prejudices and preconceived notions about the Catholic church and its attitude toward women". |
| Articles in the first edition of the supplement featured St Joan of Arc, the fight by religious women against human trafficking, and recent research showing that a well-known 18th-century book about spirituality, which was previously believed to be authored by a Jesuit priest, was written by a nun. | Articles in the first edition of the supplement featured St Joan of Arc, the fight by religious women against human trafficking, and recent research showing that a well-known 18th-century book about spirituality, which was previously believed to be authored by a Jesuit priest, was written by a nun. |
| The launch comes as the American nuns condemned by the Vatican for failing to uphold Catholic doctrine hit back against the "unsubstantiated allegations" last week. | The launch comes as the American nuns condemned by the Vatican for failing to uphold Catholic doctrine hit back against the "unsubstantiated allegations" last week. |
| The Holy See complained in April that the nuns were spending too much time fighting poverty and too little time condemning abortion and gay marriage and announced it was sending a trio of bishops to take control. | The Holy See complained in April that the nuns were spending too much time fighting poverty and too little time condemning abortion and gay marriage and announced it was sending a trio of bishops to take control. |
| On Friday the leading organisation of US nuns appeared to reject the ruling, calling it "the result of a flawed process that lacked transparency". | On Friday the leading organisation of US nuns appeared to reject the ruling, calling it "the result of a flawed process that lacked transparency". |
| The first issue of Women, Church, World featured a cartoon in which a nun peeling potatoes thinks how lucky she is to have no husband to look after. But when she is handed another job by a priest, she states: "There are worse things than husbands." | The first issue of Women, Church, World featured a cartoon in which a nun peeling potatoes thinks how lucky she is to have no husband to look after. But when she is handed another job by a priest, she states: "There are worse things than husbands." |
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