Pope Francis is a flake.
If I understand what “flake” means, it’s someone who is likely to say almost anything. Or, at least, can’t be counted on to state his case clearly, without faux pas.
I'm starting to form a theory about Francis. He clearly says things frequently that make people do double takes. Welcome in the gays and atheists, stop talking about abortion, the biggest issues are lonely old people and youth unemployment, etc. You scratch your head.
But I don't think he's a flake, I think he's a very empathetic man who focuses feels the personal pain of individuals and can't really visualize the big moral issues. He would take his cassock off to clothe a homeless man but when you ask him about somewhat more abstract things like abortion (i.e. not in his direct line of sight) he shrugs and thinks "why should we talk about that when that guy over there has pain in his heart because he's gay? I should go to him".
Nice saintly person, I am not sure he's cut out to be head of the entire church.