Actually, I think the Pope may have realized - a little too late, as Pope Paul VI saw the smoke of Satan a little too late - that he hasn't done enough. I think he has an excessive devotion to "collegiality" and an almost naive faith in the goodwill of other bishops, particularly liberal ones. Or maybe I should say "had," because it seems to me that he has recently been attempting to correct this.
Better late than never. God will judge, but I would have preferred a Pope who spent less time trying to synthesize the writings of phenomenologists and personalists, and more time exercising a bit of authority.
However, it may not be too late. We have had a number of good bishops appointed (including to my diocese), so I am trying to be positive about this. The interesting thing is that with the new bishop, a lot of priests I had thought to be liberal flakes have suddenly emerged as orthodox, are starting Benediction with Exposition, devotion to the Sacred Heart, First Fridays, etc.
there is no authority if the subjects won't abide ....
I read somewhere that the Catholic Church is actually in schism, because the American Bishops will not listen....
and if a frail elderly Pope is surrended by back-stabbing leftist, then how would he know of any of this.....
just where do we "trying to be traditional" Catholics go if this evil is not stopped...
for sure, my money won't go to the present Church if this continues....