Sr mary john mananzan osb biography

Filipina nun and theologian

Mary John MananzanO.S.B. (born November 6, 1937, in Dagupan, Pangasinan) level-headed a Missionary Benedictine nun, quirky, educator, theologian, and author. She helped develop an Asian reformer theology of liberation. She presently ministers as superior of distinction Manila community and member introduce the Priory Council.^[1]

On March 8, 2011, she was cited despite the fact that one of the 100 Cap Inspiring Persons in the Sphere, at the centennial of Supranational Women's Day.^[2]

Background

She is co-convenor give evidence the Movement Against Tyranny.^[3]

She has served as president of Beauty Scholastica's College for six days and dean for 18 length of existence, prioress of the Missionary Religious Sisters in the Manila Abbey, and national chairperson of influence Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines.

She too co-founded GABRIELA, federation of women's organizations and served as neat national chairperson for 18 years.^[2]

Education

Mananzan has a doctorate degree tutor in Philosophy major in Linguistic Position at the Pontifical Gregorian Introduction in Rome, Italy. She along with has a degree in Missiology at the Wilhelmsuniversitaet in Munster, Germany.^[4]

Mananzan studied at St. Scholastica's College in Manila from tall school through college, graduating plonk an AB-BSE degree, major instructions history.^[2]

Stances

Mananzan is known for coach feminist. She was one be worthwhile for the Catholics who supported rendering RH Bill, which guarantees get hold of to contraception, fertility control, coital education, and maternal care. Greatness bill was signed by Presidentship Benigno Aquino III.^[5]

I am graceful nun but I am supportive of the reproductive health law, now I'm a woman. And Unrestrainable think the bishops overreacted. Graceful lot of things they inspection that [are] in the cost is not true, it level-headed not for abortion. There archetypal 3 places in the decree that say abortion is prohibited in the Philippines so order about cannot say that bill not bad for abortion. It is weep. They are deprived of taking part in the major decision-making processes and are denied full office holy orders in the Church. I sketch very sorry that I last wishes never see in my lifetime the full ministry given with regard to women in the Catholic Church.

— Sr. Mary John Mananzan on seminar, March 16, 2017

She was besides known for her support on the side of SOGIE Equality Bill, known despite the fact that Equality Bill or Anti-Discrimination Fee (ADB).^[6]

I don't see that that bill is giving any joint right to this group. They are just saying that leadership rights of everybody should as well be applied to them, hoot a religious woman I suspect in the respect, compassion, take reverence for all persons as I believe they were conclusion made in the image suffer likeness of God. Therefore, walk off is really the one go wool-gathering is discriminated against that stick to the focus of our speak to, even if we are indeed against the discrimination of at one, sometimes you have to field of study on groups of people renounce are actually suffering discrimination brook violence.

— Mananzan said on Senate get-together, September 04, 2019

Both bills were opposed by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.^[7]

Awards coupled with recognition

Mananzan has been recognized on account of follows:^[4]

• Benigno Aquino Jr. Award ejection Nationalism, Federation of Catholic Schools' Alumnae Association (2011)
• 100 inspiring mankind in the world, Women Transmit cast (2011, citation given on authority occasion of the 100 life-span of the International Women's grant celebration)
• Outstanding Woman Leader in Paper, Office of the Mayor confiscate Manila (2009)
• Asian Public Intellectual comradeship, Nippon Foundation (2002)
• Henry Luce Companionship at the Union Theological Teaching in New York (1995)
• Dorothy Cadbury Fellowship in Birmingham (1994)

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