The second questionnaire of 2004 asked for the training of women leaders and the means to hear their voices both in the parish and at the diocesan level.
In 2013, the result of this last questionnaire was not the same as the past but without big changes. Like in the past the women would like a change in the priests' attitude with more understanding. They have a desire for more fellowship among the parishioners, and more openness to the larger community in which the community exists.
In the last section of the questionnaire, the women were asked what they would like to see the Church do to make their religious life happier and more meaningful. They were asking for the women's subjective feelings on their relations with the parish. They wanted less discrimination between the male and female members, working to improve communication with the Catholics, a change in the authoritarianism and reigning over the Catholics, better preparation of the sermons, more humility and simplicity in lifestyle; they singled out participating in expensive sports, too much drinking, and associating with a small number of believers. They wanted to see renewal, a deeper spirituality, and the formation of priests they respect. The number-one desire on the part of the women was a change in their priests' attitude, and renewal of life.
In a recent survey of all the Catholics on the occasion of the pope's visit to Korea, 98 percent wanted to see a renewal of the Church. A change in the authoritarianism of the clergy that relegated the laity to the periphery.This was the response of about half of those questioned. One-third had problems with the worldly ways of the Church, pastoral work took second place to administration, neglect of the poor in the work of the Church, the immaturity and individual spirituality of the Catholics, lack of interest in the social Gospel, the separation of results and the internal life: life and religion. The women found that the sexes were not treated the same.
In the questionnaire of 2004 on women's issues, 26.6 percent said that the clergy were not treating the women equally. In the 2013 questionnaire, you had 34.3 percent said that to promote the place of women in the Church it was necessary to deal with the clericalism and patriarchy of the clergy.There was a need to improve the communication between the clergy and the laity.
The writer quotes a priest who said that the pastors need to listen more attentively to the needs of the women to enable them to be more enthusiastically involved in the work of the Church. The pastors should be conscious of the needs and desires of the women in the parishes and reflect this in the administration. The professor concludes with the observation that the results of the surveys show that the demands of the woman are getting larger, and she wonders if we are walking without moving.
