Christ - The Emancipator of Women
CHRIST – THE EMANCIPATOR OF WOMEN Mario D’Couto Some time back we just celebrated International Women’s day and so I take this opportunity to write about Christ’s relationship with women and what He has done for them. At the very outset, the title may seem rather strange but it would be surprising to find that long before any bill on the emancipation of women could be passed or before there were women activist groups, two thousand years ago, we see this being practiced by our Lord. While there are many instances in the Gospels that speak about how Our Lord dealt with women, one particular instance which struck me was Christ’s encounter with the Samaritan woman. While one may interpret this passage of scripture in terms of our relationship with God, if we go to understand the context of this encounter or the prevailing circumstances of that t...