Women's rights in the Catholic Church, in general, are a controversial subject. Many people believe that the Church is masculine and excludes women in all leadership. The Catholic Church has existed for over two thousand years. The modern world considers the Church to be outdated. Jesus Christ lived in a time when women were isolated. It is time, in their minds, for Catholics to change their beliefs to adapt them to contemporary society, some Catholics are even considering the idea of ​​change. Pope Paul VI depicted the Catholic Church in three words: tradition (the practices of faith), magisterium (God's plan), and Gospels (the teachings of Jesus). It is not the responsibility of the Church to change but to follow what it has been given, the Truth. As advanced society advances and the feminist movement continues, the Church remains steadfast in its beliefs about the true identity of each gender. The Feminist Movement The women's movement began in the 1800s to justify the right to go to college. Before the feminist movement of the 19th century, women were expected to focus on the three Cs of the 16th century, church, children, and cooking. The Catholic Church is not the cause of inequality between men and women. It was already in the world. For most years, the Church has followed society in many factors of life, but Church teachings state that women and men have equal opportunities in the faith and are equal in the eyes of God. Many women, especially Catholics, were part of the feminist movement. In its beginnings, the movement did not want equality of opportunity but independence. "If women's contribution to the development of culture is to occur solely through the exercise of masculine qualities, then this...... middle of paper.... ..orliti, John E.. Reverence for life and family II: valuing values: a guide for parents of adolescents: sex education in the Catholic tradition. Dubuque, Iowa: Division of Religious Education, Wm. C. Brown Co. Publishers, 1986. Print. Hauke, M. (1995). God or goddess? : Feminist theology: what is it? : where does this lead? San Francisco: Ignatius Press. Le, FG, Buehrle, MC and Von, HA (2010). The Eternal Woman: The timeless sense of the feminine. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. Letter from Pope John Paul II to women. (1995, June 29). Retrieved from http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_29061995_women_en.html O'Reilly, B. (1886). The Mirror of True Womanhood: An Instruction Book for the Women of the World. New York: PJ Kenedy. Renzetti, CM, Curran, DJ and Maier, SL (2012). Women, men and society. Boston: Pearson.