I understand that Sr. Christine needs to have hope that Francis is improving the situation of women in the Church.  Unfortunately, the facts contradict her position.  As long as women are kept out of the priesthood, we will not be fully equal in the Church.  And as long as the clerical culture is maintained, the Church will suffer.  Francis has done nothing to enable the ordination of women or to dismantle the clerical structure and culture in the Catholic Church.  
Telling women to wait and be patient is no different from what those opposed to dismantling segregation loved telling African Americans -- just be patient, and your time will come .....