Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "If Women Are So Darn Valuable, Why Is the 'Gang of 8' All Male?"

And two more good ones, both responding to the latest papal interview that I featured in the posting immediately prior to this one: 

Lisa Fullam writes,

Again, this all sounds very good, and is certainly a very hopeful turn, but...if women are so darn valuable, why is the "gang of 8" all male? Are there no women he knows and trusts? Not one? 

And Jim Jenkins replies,

I agree with Lisa Fullam.   

It is going to be interesting to see how Francesco navigates the troubled oceans that separate women from the church.