Michael CorenCatholics are frequently criticised because of the prominence and respect given to the Virgin Mary while simultaneously condemned for not giving enough prominence and respect to women.
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When women are treated as less than human, they become invisible. Male dominance is so strong that it encourages people to treat women as less than human. The more powerful the male, the more he feels entitled to act in ways that exclude the rights of women.
Source: Why Catholics Are Right
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