Who Am I to Lead?

WOMEN in the Catholic Church; CATHOLIC Church; ORDINATION of women -- Catholic Church; MONASTICISM & religious orders; PARISHES; AMERICAN Catholics; FRANCIS, Pope, 1936- -- Political & social views; ATTITUDE (Psychology)

The article discusses the roles of women leaders in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. Topics include the role of women in religious orders and lay women in the history of the U.S. Catholic Church, the roles of women in leading parish life, and the views of American Catholics on the ordination of women as Catholic priests. The views of Pope Francis on the roles of women in the Catholic Church are noted.