Francis on women is more difficult to read thensome assume. Within his traditionalist sense of complimentarity, he does seem to deal 
with women as equals and respectfully. It is, ultimately, his unwillingness to move on female ordination that puts the lie to that image. Somehow I feel that but for the magisterial position taken my St JP2 and B16, Francis would be willing to ordain women. I am not sure that he sees their statements as definitive, although he acts like they are. I think it is more a matter of correctly grasping that the cultural warrior bishops would split the church were he to move in that direction. And the results of the last two synods have confirmed that view. (Cont)