The idea that Holy Mother Church respects women's opinions is a lark.  Anytime a woman expresses an opinion that counters a man's opinion it is quickly extinguished.  Most men in the service in the church are afraid of women.  They shudder and shake and quiver with fear.  Francis might seem to be dragging the church back to the middle ground; but I think it's all lip service and poppycock.  If it weren't, why would he continue to host known abusers in his midst?  The only way to truly counter the all  male sterility in the church is to give women who serve Holy Mother Church true motherhood over the church.