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Of course, the Anti-Catholics will spin this silly, but it is entirely consistent with what I have said on other threads regarding the empowerment of women and the necessity to give women more ability to make their own decisions - including in the sexual realm.
This former Portuguese colony is mainly Catholic and Benedict lamented what he called strains on the traditional African family.
"Particularly disturbing is the crushing yoke of discrimination that women and girls so often endure, not to mention the unspeakable practice of sexual violence and exploitation which causes such humiliation and trauma," Benedict told an audience of government leaders and foreign diplomats in the late afternoon.
Of course, the Anti-Catholics will spin this silly, but it is entirely consistent with what I have said on other threads regarding the empowerment of women and the necessity to give women more ability to make their own decisions - including in the sexual realm.