You did not address the fact that the Pope will be living in an apartment building with a lot of other people who will be subject to the security problems which surround him. If pointing out that I think that is selfish of him to do that to the other people in his apartment, I am sorry. Maybe it is a “base motive,” but no one has effectively explained how the other people in his building will not be affected by this. He is not merely our Holy Father, he is the head of the Vatican State, and as such will have the security necessary for this position. There is no way this will not affect the other people living in his building. Think how you would feel if the governor of your state moved in next door to you - while he was still governor! Your life would change, whether you wanted it to, or not. He is doing the same thing to these people, who were just living quietly and now all of a sudden the Head of the Vatican State will be next door, down the hall, or upstairs. Will there be security check points every time they ride the elevator? Will their grocery bags have to be inspected? These are the things that I’m talking about.
I’m guessing that security at the Vatican is already extremely tight. Having Pope Francis living in the Vatican guesthouse may not make as much of a difference as one might think.
I think there’s pretty high security already, since the building has a number of permanent Vatican employee clergy residents and also is used to host high-profile guests. Having seen a photo of the room, I’d say that while while it’s not luxurious, it certainly looks formal and suitable. The building is a relatively new one, so I think facilities and even security will be much easier to maintain there. And it’s literally 2 minutes from there to St Peters Basilica and another minute to the papal apartment, where he will work and receive visitors.