our hundred of the 3800 people who permanently live or work in the State of Vatican City are women. They are nuns and members of the laity; some are housekeepers of churchmen; others are secretaries, translators, editors, lawyers, and middle-level officials in the papal administration. Expansive in scope and enlightening in detail, he Vaticans Womenrecalls women who have wielded power in the Vatican, including St. Catherine of Siena; Queen Christina of Sweden; Mother Pascalina, Pope Pius XIIs longtime housekeeper and confidante; and Mother Teresa. The book also disusses the papacys reaction against Catholic womens (and nuns) liberation. Unflinching in its gaze, this unprecedented book thoroughly addresses womens struggles, especially today, to +ortify their positions within the church.
… read more...The Vaticans Womenis an assiduous and revealing exploration that will herald a new level of insight and dialogue among feminists, theologians, and laypeople alike.Read More read less...