Looking Forward in the Church

Although I am not extremely educated in the Pope's affairs, I believe that the upcoming Pope will need to address many new topics in the Church and in the world.  Many things have occurred in the Catholic Church recently, a prime example being the sex abuse scandal.  I think that many people are concerned and that the Pope will need to resolve this issue in order to renew people's faith.

As previously stated, I imagine that the future of the church needs to instill faith in the entire community again.  I think that for some people the Catholic beliefs and morals were slowly starting to decay and the sex abuse scandal quickened the decay for many.  There are also many other future, controversial challenges that the Pope may face in the Church.  Some examples are the economy and idea of giving roles to women.  Personally, being a woman in the Church does not positively or negatively affect me.  However, I still think that the Church should allow women to have vital roles, such as becoming a priest.  Women have been striving for equality and there is no reason that they should not be equal to men in the Church.

If I could change one thing in the Church, I would change their views on abortion and gay marriage.  I think that, like many teenagers, that everyone should be in control of his or her own life.  I think that the strict rules of abortion should be loosened; I feel that if someone wants to have an abortion because of extreme circumstances, such as rape, she should be able to have an abortion without going against her religion.  I also believe that if two people love each other, they should be allowed to be married in the Church.  I believe that whether one is homosexual or heterosexual, everyone is equal and sexual orientation should not matter.