The problem with the article is that there is no such thing as either a liberal or conservative pope. The papacy is an office of continuity. While a pope may focus on one of the myriad of aspects of his ministry versus others, it doesn’t make them liberal or conservative.
In my opinion, the proper moniker would be orthodox or not.
But the problem is that, the word “orthodox” is still in use by Eastern Christians at the present time so the other two words, “conservative” and “liberal” are the alternate words.
It’s really a dumb title for the article and a dumb article at that. “Heal the Church”? I didn’t know it was sick.