Pope stresses "fundamental" value of women in Church

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12. Of course they are important to church leaders.

In a good catholic family they can cook and clean the house, bear the children and when they get older, they can be replaced with no expectation of sharing any income that was accrued during their marriage without being considered gold diggers. This has traditionally been the church view of what makes a a good catholic wife.

They must never expect to be considered an equal member in the church leadership. Discussion of women priests is not allowed, talk of a woman pope would get them excommunicated. They must never be allowed to control their own bodies and if they die an early death because of bearing too many children or a pregnancy that dangerous, too bad, that was the will of god.

However they are needed as the bearers of future members of the church and the revenue that will bring in, so yes, they are important.