Papal Conclave

As a follow-up to researching the papal candidates please respond to the following prompts:

-        What topics do you think are important for the next Pope to address in the Church and in the world?

-        What do you imagine the future of the Church needs?  What are some of the challenges the future pope might face?

-        What’s it like to be a woman in the Church? What do women in the Church need?

-        If you could change one thing in the Church, what would it be?  Why?

-        Is there room for democracy within the hierarchy of the Church in its current condition?  Does/ How does the Holy Spirit work through the hierarchy?