Is the Pope above Divine Law? Can a pope contradict the Deposit of Faith? Are Assisi prayer summits, blasphemy towards the Virgin Mary, and indirect promotion of adulterous marriage by praising the theology of Cardinal Kasper contradictory to the Deposit of Faith? When the pope (in a fallible capacity) promotes ideas and examples contrary to the Deposit of Faith, are Catholics obliged to accept and emulate them?
IMO the cognitive dissonance so many of us struggle with is the result of a false premise that the pope is infallible in all things.
The responsibility of the Pope before God is to guard and transmit the Deposit of Faith. When a pope (or a cardinal or a bishop or a priest) is demonstrably engaged in contradicting the Deposit of Faith, that speaks more of his poor job performance than of his legitimacy.
The Pope is infallible ex cathedra. He is not impeccable in his daily dealings.
Publically contradicting the Deposit of Faith is not just a job performance issue. It is much more serious than that. It calls into question his very Catholicity which calls into question his legitimacy as the leader of the Catholic Religion. Does Francis profess the Catholic Faith as it was promulgated for 1960 years? Does Francis profess the same Faith that the pre-Vatican II popes professed?