Rosemary Goldie

Rosemary Goldie ( born 1 February 1916 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, † February 27, 2010 ibid ) was an Australian Roman Catholic theologian.

Biography

Goldie, who grew up with her grandmother, and a medal device, studied post-school art and received in 1936 a grant from the Republic of France to study at the University of Paris Sorbonne and began under the influence of the philosopher Jacques Maritain their commitment in the Roman Catholic lay movement.

In the 1940s, she began working at the international student organization Pax Romana in Fribourg ( Switzerland ). In 1951, she worked for the 1st World Congress of lay church in Rome and began thereafter to study Catholic theology at the Academy of Mission of the Congregation de Propaganda Fide, as well as at two other Pontifical Universities. In 1964 their approval as one of the first women as listener to the Second Vatican Council, which took place 1962-1965.

In 1967, she was called by Pope Paul VI. called to sub- Secretary in the newly created, but still preliminary, Pontifical Council for the Laity ( Pontifical Consilium per Laicis ). She was the first woman ever on a line item in the Vatican. Such a high-ranking position reached for her only Enrica Rosanna in the religious congregation and Flaminia Giovanelli last in the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace ( Pontifical Consilium de Justice and Pace ).

After the hitherto provisional Pontifical Council for the Laity was on 10 December 1976 by ​​the Motu Proprio Apostolatus Peragendi for fixed Pontifical Council within the Roman Curia, which received its position in the context of the restructuring.

She herself then took up an appointment as Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University. After her retirement she was there continued to work as a tutor and as such also tutor students in the writing of scientific papers.

The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, Goldie praised as a "great champion of the Catholic laity ." Despite her petite figure she had worked energetically and tirelessly for the role of women in the church. Late as 2002 Goldie had traveled to Rome to attend a meeting of the Laity Council.

On the occasion of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. in Australia ( 2008) paid this her in her residence in a nursing home in Sydney a visit.