Gender discrimination: Let church be "people of God"
NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 -- The year: 2000! The Venue: The Vatican! A Capuchin priest and I are waiting for a Cardinal at the parlour. The aim: To meet him and seek an appointment with Pope John Paul II. If not, at least attend the Pope's private mass in the morning. I was in Rome to report the Great Jubilee for the Indian Express, where I was the edit page in-charge.
I felt very uncomfortable sitting there as two Catholic nuns in their white habits were busy dusting the chairs. I could not check their national identity. They could have been from the Philippines. They were either octogenarians or septuagenarians. I felt terribly sad that they were working when they should have been enjoying the evening of their life. Forgive me for my presumpt...
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