Cael,
Seems to me that just about every time the church's leadership gets into trouble, it's precisely BECAUSE they chose to adhere to "norms," instead of basic human values.  Be it the way they exclude and discount women, the way they've handled victims of clerical sex abuse, the way they stubbornly   refuse to change to accept accountability for their handling of this mess...  Almost ALL of that springs from that very same "cold adherence to norms." And sadly (I say that because I like Francis), he is falling right into the usual pattern here, by preaching one thing to the laity, while he himself continuing to accept and live something very differently.

I'm truly sorry for him that it's "hard" to change his brother bishops, or church law, or church structure, or whatever else may be getting in the way.  At the same time, he IS the pope, he IS the leader, and he has either the direct power, or if needed, the indirect power to make things happen.  Why not another Council for example?