Forming a community of Persons: The rights, Dignity and Role of
Men and WomMARY SHIVANANDAN It is man's body that makes him
conscious of being alone. It is precisely through his body that
he realizes aloneness and difference from the animals even
though he is a body among bodies. The dignity of woman is
measured by the order of love, which is essentially the order of
justice and charity. Mulieris Dignitatem, Nov. 29  Professor
Patrick Lee has developed well the role of woman in the order of
Justice. He has identified the main difference between men and
women as the woman's capacity to bear and nurture a very young
child. From this given he has argued the moral imperatives of
the different roles of both men and women. He has also
considered the question of liberty and autonomy in the order of
justice an criticized two inadequate views on marriage related
to sex differences: 1) that children are an optional extra to
the personal union and 2) that marriage is only for procreation.
He has ably outlined the disast