WOMEN ARE UNIQUELY GIFTED TO PASS ON CHRISTIAN MESSAGE

VATICAN CITY, MAR 21, 2001 (VIS) - After a summary in English of his catechesis for today's weekly general audience, Pope John Paul greeted all the English-speaking visitors at the audience, and had special words for the members of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations, meeting in Rome for their general assembly.

"You have come together to grow in a deeper understanding of your mission and to support one another as you seek to live out your commitment to Christian holiness, to feminine holiness," said the Pope. "This form of discipleship is indispensable to the Church in the Third Millennium. Women, in fact, are uniquely gifted in the task of passing on the Christian message in the family and in the world of work, study and leisure. Catholic women who live by faith, hope and love, and who honor God's name in prayer and service, have always played a central role in transmitting the genuine sense of Christian faith and in applying it to every circumstance of life."

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