Catherine Pepinster’s column (1 February) on the role of women in the Church was excellent. Ordination may be a huge “leap” for some but the suggestion that women, at least, be asked to advise on sensitive church issues is marvellous. Women could play a more ­important part in visiting the sick. Some patients I have visited never see a priest because priests are in short supply. The description of the ordination Mass for Bishop Mark O’Toole resonated with me. Here in Toronto, I once read at a Mass being said by our cardinal. I was informed that he preferred only men in the sanctuary, but my pastor was insistent that I be the lector even though I was the only woman on the altar. All went well, but at the end of the service a commemorative photo was taken of