Papal Candidates

I think that the Church needs to address the economic crisis that the world is facing, and it needs to convince more people to pressure governments to help the poorest of the poor. The Church needs more support and less criticism, which it can only attain if it loosens up on its traditional and conservative role. Every future pope will face widespread criticism from nonCatholics just do to the bad reputation that most people have towards the clergy. I think that being a woman in the Church is only satisfying for those who are merely observers, and do not feel a need to participate in a special way in the Church. However, most women most likely do feel rejected in the Catholic Church, for the unequal role that we are given. Even though I am not going to be a nun, nor have I ever felt the strong desire to be a priest, I know that some women may, and I sympathize with their frustration at their limited role in the Church. I do not see why men are only given the opportunity to be priests in our Church: many women are religious leaders in other sects of Christianity or faiths, and are just as adequate as men. The one thing that I would change in the Church is its view on homosexuality. I do not think that homosexuality is a sin, because God man humans to love one another, and homosexuality is just one form of love. I personally do not think that God would not want us to love each other. Finally, I do not think that democracy is in the Church very much, because, as we know, the Church does not see everyone as having equal roles, so not everyone has the chance to speak for themselves. Additionally, Catholics sometimes see their priests, bishops, etc. as greater than human and closer to God, so these men have greatest say in the Church than any other lay Catholics.