Sister Clara Phiri | Zambia

"My wish for women in the Catholic Church is to acknowledge that they are loved by God and that they are instruments of love, tenderness and joy, especially to the poor and marginalized. As such, the church must acknowledge and appreciate their existence in the church, other than seeing them as instruments of abuse. I'm no longer staying silent about the sexual and mental abuse found in Parishes, especially to sisters working in pastoral ministries. I'm sharing this because I have heard many stories of abuse from sisters in pastoral ministries and what they go through."