Jimmy Carter: Wife Abusers Are Led on by the Pope

GREGORY We re back ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell back with me ░░░░░░░░ Earlier this week you ░░░░░░░░ a chance to sit ░░░░░░░░ exclusively with Former President ░░░░░░░░ Carter Mitchell That s ░░░░░░░░ David I spoke with ░░░░░░░░ at the Carter Center ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta about his new ░░░░░░░░ a call to action ░░░░░░░░ religion violence and power ░░░░░░░░ also talked about the ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine as well ░░░░░░░░ his distant relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Obama video clip Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ did you choose this ░░░░░░░░ to focus on women ░░░░░░░░ the way women are ░░░░░░░░ around the world Carter ░░░░░░░░ the last three years ░░░░░░░░ ve been concentrating on ░░░░░░░░ relationship between religion on ░░░░░░░░ one hand and abuse ░░░░░░░░ women and girls on ░░░░░░░░ other The existing abuse ░░░░░░░░ females is the worst ░░░░░░░░ most pervasive and unaddressed ░░░░░░░░ rights violation on earth ░░░░░░░░ is really derived I ░░░░░░░░ say indirectly women ordained ░░░░░░░░ from the fact that ░░░░░░░░ leaders say that women ░░░░░░░░ inferior in the eyes ░░░░░░░░ God which is a ░░░░░░░░ interpretation of the holy ░░░░░░░░ But when they see ░░░░░░░░ the Pope and the ░░░░░░░░ Baptist Convention and others ░░░░░░░░ that women can t ░░░░░░░░ as priests and so ░░░░░░░░ equally with men they ░░░░░░░░ Well and I ll ░░░░░░░░ my wife the way ░░░░░░░░ want to because she ░░░░░░░░ inferior to me Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ and Rosalynn Carter actually ░░░░░░░░ your own congregation a ░░░░░░░░ of the Southern Baptist ░░░░░░░░ because of the way ░░░░░░░░ church was treating women ░░░░░░░░ The convention decided in ░░░░░░░░ annual meeting to require ░░░░░░░░ women be subservient to ░░░░░░░░ husbands and women could ░░░░░░░░ longer serve as a ░░░░░░░░ or priest or even ░░░░░░░░ a deacon Those kinda ░░░░░░░░ really convinced me that ░░░░░░░░ should change.”