Women in Burma are working to end human trafficking, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said Tuesday. The cardinal called the issue a big problem for the country and one which shifts focus from other conversations on women at the synod on young people, faith, and vocations.<\/p>\n
Burma is also known as Myanmar, a name which the U.S. government and many pro-democracy activists oppose, because they say it was illegally imposed on the country by its military dictatorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation of the young people here in Europe and in Asia is quite different. In Myanmar, the women, with the help of some religious congregations and the Church, are focusing especially on how to save the young girls and women from human trafficking,\u201d Bo said during a press conference Oct. 23.<\/p>\n
The Burmese cardinal said that his homeland sees high levels of human trafficking into Thailand and China, and that China\u2019s \u201cone child policy\u201d had created a demand for the illegal trade in women and girls.<\/p>\n
In addition to highlighting the \u201cpractical level\u201d aid the Church was working to provide to at-risk women, Bo also noted other serious issues faced by young people in his country like poverty, drug use, and a lack of education.<\/p>\n
At the same press conference, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said he had noticed the synod assembly has been \u201cespecially sensitive to listening to the feminine voice.\u201d His comments came in response to a question about the extent to which women were allowed to participate in the synodal sessions, running from Oct. 3-28.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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