I recall a “Catholic” (pro-abortion, of course) state legislator who said he was voting for gay marriage BECAUSE Pope Francis had said “Who am I to judge.”
After the “can’t be obsessed about abortion” remark, a therapist wrote about a patient who dropped him—He was too “conservative.”—saying, “I’m a Nancy Pelosi, Pope Francis kind of Catholic.”
His behavior during the synod was in no way reassuring. Every time he put his finger on the scale—which was daily—it was on the Kasper side.
No arguments for filtering can retract the fact that Pope Francis demoted Cardinal Burke.
I will note you have been quite honest in your comments here on FR on the wolves in sheep clothing.