Given that I taught theology to several of the Life Site writers, know many of the others very well—shortly after posing my comment I headed off to Mass and saw John Henry Westen, and have at times served as a consultant for them on theological issues, I think I am in a little bit better position to know the mind of Life Site.
The Pope makes tons of appointments. Radcliffe is about one of nearly 70 people appointed to this particular council, and there are loads of councils. Between these sorts of appointments and appointing bishops, the Pope is nominally responsible for thousands of positions—somewhere between six and eight thousand. This appointment is among the bottom tier. If the Pope had appointed him head of CDF, or Papal Theologian (a position traditionally held by a Dominican), I would be a bit more perturbed.
It makes a good story, but as grounds for leaving the Church, it only works if one has a very non-Catholic understanding of infallibility.
You are doing a good job making excuses for your Chief Executive. So Radcliffe who was head of the Dominican order for a number of years would be a name unknown or unfamiliar to Pope Francis? Seems the folks you trained over at Life Site are bit more wise of the whiles of the world.
So based on your assessment of the mundane Vatican appointments, should we expect the person who told the Pope to sign the dotted line for Radcliffe's appointment will be fired? And 'now' that the Pope knows an sodomphile is in the open should we expect Radcliffe to be defrocked as 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 instructs?
Sir, maybe you should visit the Vatican and teach theology there. Seems the Vatican types need a refresher. I hope you speak Spanish, as that seems to be the excuse around there...that Pope Francis only understands Spanish.