Pinay advocate of women's rights receives Holy Cross medal from pope
A Filipina advocating women’s rights and dignity has been awarded the Holy Cross Pro-Ecclesia et Pontifice medal by Pope Benedict XVI.
In a news report on its website, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said the award was conferred on Dr. Zenaida Rotea at the Santa Maria Goretti Parish in Manila.
In a news report on its website, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said the award was conferred on Dr. Zenaida Rotea at the Santa Maria Goretti Parish in Manila.
The medal is given to lay people and clergy who have given zealous and outstanding service to the Church.
CBCP president and Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez led the awarding ceremony.
“Rotea has worked for many years as a volunteer and leader on women empowerment and a former executive secretary of the CBCP’s Office on Women which is at the forefront of the church’s campaign against the exploitation of women,” the CBCP said.
According to the CBCP, Rotea served in the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of the Philippines as an active member for 28 years.
She also served as its president from 1996 to 2000.
She also served as its president from 1996 to 2000.
During Rotea’s term, the CWL adopted a national action program that established women’s desks in the dioceses for counseling victims of violence, rape, incest and sexual harassment.
The CWL also organized seminars and meetings focusing on legal literacy, family code, illegal recruitment, poverty alleviation, skills training, and cooperatives.
Rotea in 2000 led the formation of the Catholic Initiative for Enlightened Movie Appreciation (CINEMA), which promoted discerning appreciation of film according to Christian values. - VVP, GMA News
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