“The first creation account shows the essential equality of men and women (cf. Gen 1:27-29).” (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)

“The first creation account shows the essential equality of men and women (cf. Gen 1:27-29).” (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)
The Church sees a woman’s role as multifaceted and indispensable: equal in dignity to men, gifted with a “feminine genius”.
“The challenge facing most societies is that of upholding, indeed strengthening, woman’s role in the family while at the same time making it possible for her to use all her talents and exercise all her rights in building up society.” (Pope St. John Paul II)