It’s ‘Pure Fallacy’ that women earn less than men for the same work : Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Wednesday that he supports equal pay for men and women who perform the same jobs. The fact that a disparity exists, the pontiff said, is a “pure scandal.”
Francis’s comments highlighted the church’s long-standing social teachings on workers’ rights, in a speech on the importance of marriage in society.
In his Wednesday general audience remarks, Francis asked Catholics to consider “the Christian seed of radical equality between men and women” when discussing the reasons behind declining marriage rates around the world, according to Vatican Radio.
In response, Christians should “become more demanding” for that “radical equality,” the pope added. For example, “by supporting the right of equal pay for equal work.”
“Why should it be taken for granted that women must earn less than men? The disparity is pure scandal,” Francis said, according to the Italian news service ANSA.

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