[kjvail]

It might be a major virtue of this Papacy. I trust the Pope has better info than those on F.R. and I trust he could beter anticipate the consequences of actions than those on FR

Likely true

As I understand it, he has acted in a Traditional way.

No, John XXIII undermined the ecclessial monarchy and John Paul II has continued his democratization of the Church. It is an innovation, not traditional. An innovation most American's support I'm sure being indoctrinated in democratic idealogy.

This is an image of a monarchial pope

Pius XII

I grasp his reasoning for collegiality, based on subsidiarty but I think it has gone way too far.

[bornacatholic]

As I understand it, Popes don't normally intervene in the Jurisdictions of other Bishops. As for the Pope and the royal regalia, there were times prior to that when those things weren't worn.