Pope Francis, seen as a progressive modernizer, reiterated traditional views on women’s roles in the Church, emphasizing their roles as daughters, sisters, and mothers. UCLouvain criticized his “deterministic and reductive position,” disagreeing with his comments on women’s roles. Despite advocating for women’s importance, Francis maintains the Church’s ban on women serving as priests or deacons. His remarks followed a student letter highlighting women’s invisibility in the Church. Lucetta Scaraffia noted Francis’s traditionalist stance on women. Francis visited Belgium to mark the 600th anniversary of UCLouvain and KU Leuven.