Pope Francis' message on today's women and slaves

"Equality in Christ overcomes the social difference between the two sexes, establishing an equality between men and women which was then revolutionary and which needs to be reaffirmed even today".

Thus Papa Francesco in the general audience in which he continued the catechesis on the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians in which the apostle emphasized that Christ has nullified the differences between free and slaves. “How often do we hear expressions that despise women. 'It doesn't matter, it's a women's thing'. Men and women have the same dignity"And instead there is a" slavery of women "," they do not have the same opportunities as men ".

For Bergoglio slavery is not a thing relegated to the past. "It happens today, so many people in the world, so many, millions, who have no right to eat, have no right to education, have no right to work", "they are the new slaves, those who are in the suburbs", "even today there is slavery and to these people we deny human dignity ”.

The Pope also said that "the differences and contrasts that create separation should not have a home with believers in Christ". “Our vocation - continued the Pontiff - is rather that of making concrete and evident the call to unity of the whole human race. Everything that exacerbates the differences between people, often causing discrimination, all this, before God, no longer has consistency, thanks to the salvation achieved in Christ. What matters is the faith that works by following the path of unity indicated by the Holy Spirit. Our responsibility is to walk decisively on this path ”.

"We are all children of God, whatever religion we haveor ”, His Holiness said, explaining that the Christian faith“ allows us to be children of God in Christ, this is the novelty. It is this 'in Christ' that makes the difference ”.