The ministry of lectorate to women too: this is one of the wish that came out of the Episcopal Synod that is under way in the Vatican. It was told this morning, as he spoke with the press, by mgr. Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Papal Council for Culture, who also said he "likes" this possibility. Speaking of the "women auditors" who are attending the Synod, mgr. Ravasi recalled that "nowadays the catechesis is largely held by women. A female presence, that starts with the family". The president of the Vatican Ministry highlighted that "the feminist exegesis in the strict sense is by now fairly marginal. It played a role in urging an analysis of the biblical texts, for the fact they had been built within a patriarchal society. They actually have a sort of male-oriented turn of phrase and ways that belong to a definitely outdated view. The feminist exegesis had the advantage that it attracted attention to the fact that was the wrapping, not the message". However, he concluded, "this led to forms that were patently wrong, even from a critical point of view, because if I miss the reference language then I also miss the text".” ” ” “
