Speculations about women being elevated to the rank of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church were squashed today by the Vatican, whose spokesman flatly ruled out the idea of Princesses of the Church.
Based on Pope Francis' recent comments on developing a 'theology of women', and the fact that Cardinals don't technically have to be ordained; wishful thinking among liberal Catholics led to the hope that the Pope might include a woman among the ranks of Cardinals to be elevated in February.

