GENDER RELATIONS IN THE CHURCH

A CALL TO WHOLENESS AND EQUAL DISCIPLESHIP

Abstract

The Consultation was a follow up of the consultation organized by Streevani a year ago, prompted by two important contemporary events in the Church: 1) The publication of The Gender Policy of the Catholic Church in India, by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (2010), 2) The unprecedented crisis in the universal Church triggered by revelations in the public domain of cases of pedophilia and sex abuse.

This Consultation jointly organized by Streevani (Voice of Women), Satyashodak, Montfort Social Institute and Indian Women Theologians Forum was held at Anugraha, Holy Spirit Hospital Compound, Mahakali Caves Road, Mumbai, from 13 – 15August 2011. The Theme was “Gender Relations in the Church: A Call to Wholeness & Equal Discipleship”.