"I support the strike because women are equally valuable members of the Catholic church but they are far from being equal or even equally valued."

“The Risen Christ gave women the task of telling our brothers about the resurrection and our brothers have been denying us the ability to fulfill that command. They need to stop getting in Christ's way!”

“Sostengo uno sciopero delle donne cattoliche perché le responsabilità che portiamo nella Chiesa ogni giorno non corrispondono alla potestà di cui disponiamo per portarle. Il nostro impegno e la nostra esperienza ecclesiale e umana valgono e sono minimizzate rispetto a quelle del clero e dei maschi. Tutto questo è semplicemente assurdo. Forse lo sciopero è un modo per ottenere l'attenzione sulla questione.”

“If the church wants our money and service, we should be allowed equal rights within the church.”

“Ich unterstütze einen Streik für katholische Frauen, denn Frauen haben andere Erfahrungen im Sozialbereich und sind daher wichtiger denn je in der Kirche.”

“Women have always been the backbone of the Catholic church, since the time of Jesus. At least Jesus acknowledged their contribution. The church of today is dismissive and misogynist. This needs to stop if the Catholic church is to survive and flourish.”

“Because I am tired of belonging to a church that does not recognize women as equals, that denies rights to LGBTQ+ Catholics.”

“We all have an inherent dignity, and we are all equally beloved in the heart of God. We are all worthy of love and belonging no matter the gender.”

“No one is listening to women and without women we have no church!”

“I support a strike for Catholic women because our value is not noticed unless a man says it. I’m done with female voices meaning less. “

«Apoyo una huelga de mujeres católicas porque somos más de la mitad de las personas que forman parte de la iglesia y la iglesia es la institución que menos respeta nuestra igualdad real.»

“I support a strike for Catholic women because, having been stricken from ordained ministry in and by the Catholic Church, it's time for Catholic women to do some striking of their own.”

“I support a strike for Catholic women because I believe in the power of activism to affect change. Women have been marginalized in the Church for far too long, and I am thrilled to take a stand and participate in this initiative for religious/social justice.”

“I have supported women's ordination for decades.”

“I support a strike for Catholic women because it is a way to have a just faith response in community with those of like minded gospel values.”

“I support the CWS because I know it will work.  It will highlight how much women do for the Church. It will be a challenge not to volunteer during Lent, I have to say, but it's important work.”

“Women carry the Church. They should also be a part of its hierarchy. It is past time.”

“Women are the backbone of the church and are inherently ready and well equipped to assume significant leadership roles. For years, we have been made to feel like unworthy second class citizens even during years of unspeakable corrupt institutional behaviors.”

“Anything we can do to let people know about the discrimination and exclusion that women experience in the Catholic Church is vitally important.”

«Yo apoyo la lucha de las mujeres católicas, para ser reconocidas en justicia e igualdad.»

“I support a strike for Catholic women because it is time to include women to the diaconate/priesthood. How do we continue to explain this inequality to ourselves and the world? I do this for my three granddaughters who no longer attend Catholic services and because I love Holy Mother Church.”

“Aderisco allo sciopero perché la mia dignità non è rispettata.”

“I support a strike for Catholic women because I am a Catholic woman working for the Catholic church and I believe in an intersectional feminism that supports everyone to have the same rights and choices.”

“Because women are real people too, made in the image and likeness of G-D, and hence should have all  the rights and privileges of the male.”

“I support a strike for Catholic women because I want to see women become deacons and ordained priests in the Catholic church.”

“I've thought this was a key way to impact the church for a long time.”

“I support the strike for Catholic women because Christ first told the women to tell others about the resurrection ... and our brothers have been denying us the ability to fulfill this command. It's time they got out of the way!!”

“I am more than what I perform. I am a  human being. Redirecting my gifts, finances and time over fifty years isn't changing the status quo, even when working in community. Enough is enough. Our children deserve better of the body of Christ on Earth now. “

“I support a strike for Catholic women because Catholic men in power aren't listening and acting in a way that honors equality of souls.”

“I support a strike for Catholic Women only because the bishops do not respond to cogent arguments, Church history, or the obvious irreplaceable work women do in the Church in terms of giving women a just, equal role in the liturgy and governance of the Catholic Church.”

“I want to belong to a truly equitable and fully inclusive church.”

“I'd be embarrassed to belong to an organization that doesn't give women equal rights...then I remember I belong to and work for one!”

«Apoyo una huelga de mujeres católicas porque pertenezco a la revuelta de las mujeres en la iglesia y creo firmemente en la igualdad.»

“Because I am a woman who has been denied equal access all of my life. Our church is dying and needs to change rapidly.”