Sister Theresa Kane, 87, Dies; Challenged Pope on Ordaining Women A progressive nun, she used a welcome address before Pope John Paul II in 1979 to call for equality in the ranks of the Roman Catholic Church. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/sister-theresa-kane-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb