“Here are men who love Jesus. If Jesus walked into the room, they’d hit their knees as fast, if not faster, than the Catholics with them.”
I am sorry to disappoint you: Pope Francis himself in “consecrating” the hose, is observed to not even genuflect. See Ann Barnhardt’s blog back when she presented the feed from his first mass as pope. That was likely the first time ever that a pope showed no such reverence at consecration.
Conclusion: Either he doesn’t believe in the Catholic doctrine of trans-substantiation or he would not fall on his knees as the author erroneously asserts.
Making global generalities off of literal rubrical foot-faults.
I could be he has arthritic knees that periodically flare up. I "get" this because I have R.A. myself. If I genuflcted, let alone knelt in church, it's doubtful I could get up without a stout yeoman to hoist me right and left.
There are things you can well criticize about Pope Francis. I don't like his appointments, many of them. I don't like his insouciance about stuff like the Scalfari "interviews." But don't pick a something that might be more about tendons than theological tendencies.
I suppose that you meant that he consecrated the HOST.
The fact that he did not genuflect does not automatically mean that he is showing disrespect. Our very good Bishop cannot genuflect due to the awful condition of his knees.
My own husband cannot genuflect because of a hip problem. We should not be quick to judge the motives of others from appearances only.