This really is a test for the faithful. I think that having a Pope who cannot be relied upon has really made a lot of us think seriously and recommit ourselves to the Faith as handed down from the Apostles and even to the Church - not the global socialist organization as conceived of by Francis, but the Bride of Christ and all of the other profoundly mystical realities of the Church.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the future is going to be easy for us..,
My dear brother, you have nailed it perfectly.
There seems to be two different tracks the embattled Church has before us. One is a sacred mystery that we should know very well. The other is simply mysterious and we don’t know it well at all.
“My sheep know my voice.” He has given us over to suffer but a little while. I pray with you that by His grace, we stand well.