Krus at Lipunan: A Filipino Theology of Liberation “Not a Silent Yes: Mary, Mother of God, and the Cry of Filipino Women Against Violence” The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is often received in Catholic piety as a gentle and consoling feast, marked by images of serene motherhood and quiet obedience. Yet such domesticated portrayals risk muting the disruptive power of this celebration. Properly understood, the title Theotokos, Mary as God-bearer, is not a sentimental honorific but a theological and political claim: God enters history through the body, consent, and risk of a woman. In societies where women’s bodies continue to be sites of control, abuse, and violence, this claim is anything but neutral. In the Philippine context, where gender-based violence remains widespread, the Solemnity of Mary confronts the Church with an uncomfortable question: what does it mean to venerate the Mother of God while women’s dignity is daily violated? The affirmation of Mary...
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