Vatican: Beyond Women's Rights, Society Needs a "New Appreciation of Authentically Feminine Values"
NEW YORK, March 6, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Addressing violence against women and girls must go beyond mere policy changes to look at the root reasons for the devaluing of women, stated the Vatican delegation to the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN March 2. "The promotion of women will be achieved not only by the legitimate vindication of women's rights," the delegation stated. "With that there must also be established a fresh appreciation of authentically feminine values in the heart of our societies." The session is considering the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled '"Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century:' Implementation of strategic objectives and action in the critical areas of concern and further actions and initiatives: The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence agai...