Papal Conclave

I think some issues that are important for the next Pope to address are women's roles in the Church, the debate of birth control, modernizing the Church's teachings, and gay rights. I think the future of the Church needs a young (ish) Pope to lead the youth of the Church back into believing in it's teachings. I feel as though the Church seems so foreign and outdated to the young people, and I wish that the younger generation would be as fervent about the Church as our parents and grandparents are. The future Church will face many problems if these issues are not addressed, such as the disappearance of the youth from the Church and the anger of women wishing to have a stronger role. Being a woman in the Church sort of makes me feel like I'm unequal to my male counterparts, even though it has been long established in history that women are just as equal in men in every sector of life. I think women in the Church need support, confidence, and progress. I would change the strictness of the Church's teachings and it's traditional view of almost everything, because I think that the world has changed so much that the Church needs to adapt it's teachings. I do think there is room for democracy within the hierarchy, there is always room for democracy! The Holy Spirit invokes the Pope and the priests by enlightening them about his teachings.