With recording devices everywhere, anytime the man opens his mouth, somebody is going to record it. They will then use it for their own ends. Take the whole “who am I to judge” tempest in a teapot. People are hearing what the want to hear, and essentially proof-texting the Pope.
Even the great Ronaldus Magnus was quoted as saying “We will begin bombing in 5 minutes.”
I haven’t heard anything on his part to clear the air; the Synod didn’t help.