the catholic church teaches that humility and modesty are virtually pope francis himself is critical of career minded priests and he often speaks out against traditional power structures that may be why he wants to see more women taking leadership roles people like the director of the vatican museums. the catholic journalist. welcomes this development she says it doesn't go far enough she has recently written a book demanding power for women in the catholic church. is this why is it considered inappropriate for women especially for women to raise question the. of power when they raise this question which i also do in my book they're always told the church is not about power the church is about service and humility but that's not true it's also about positions of power the person who decides has power the person who can say you can't come in here or as a woman you can't be