ON THE SUBJECT of women, what could explain a sudden flurry of tweets about the merits of females by the official twitter account of the British Embassy to the Holy See? At least seven tweets have been issued with a female theme in recent days. Accompanied by the hashtag “women”, one pointed to comments by Ana Cristina Betancourt, head of the women’s section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, who said: “We are living interesting times in the Catholic Church”. Another added: “The Church plays important role in defending women’s dignity in countries where non-Christian traditions prevail.” The source of this enthusiasm would seem to be Simona Prete, head of communications at the British Embassy to the Holy See, who attended a panel discu