I am a 70 year-old, active Cradle Catholic who just happens to be a woman. If Pope Francis can lead my Church through the darkness to full inclusion of women, he will have nailed the major miracle needed for sainthood. Isn’t it sad that the Church Jesus founded on equal love and respect for all of God’s children, continues to reflect such deep rooted exclusion and gender discrimination. It simply negates any claim to the principles of social justice. Over my lifetime as a Social Justice Catholic I have been discouraged, then hopeful, embarrassed, then proud as our leaders have argued points of inclusion – I hope to come to the end of the debate feeling embraced. As they say, “pray for a good harvest, but keep on hoeing”