Here:
"A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother."
"The role of women doesn't end just with being a mother and with housework ... we don't yet have a truly deep theology of women in the church. We talk about whether they can do this or that, can they be altar boys, can they be lectors, about a woman as president of Caritas, but we don't have a deep theology of women in the church."
"On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation, said that door is closed."
Women also helpmates,lovers, companions and friends for their husbands - funny how this gets no mention.
Is he implying that the Church has a "deep" theology of men (as men), while women have been neglected? If he is, I don't see any evidence of that such a deep theology of men exists. If there isn't, and he is aware of this and not implying it, isn't this just PR statement for pleasing women or the liberal masses? He may be alluding to sex differences, but such a short sound byte doesn't do these (or the differences in roles that they entail) justice.
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