There is a specific question being asked and ignored by Pope Francis. Namely: whether or not his recent teachings exhibit continuity with previous teaching? Do the recommendations in chapter 8 of AL square with the historical teaching of the church? Are bishops in Malta and Germany who are admitting those who are divorced and remarried without an annulment to communion correct or those bishops, almost everywhere else in the world who are not?

Dissenters under Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI were dissenting against long standing and clearly defined teachings of the Catholic Church concerning birth control, abortion, homosexual relationships and the ordination of women. On the other hand, "dissenters" against Pope Francis are seeking clarity in the face of ambiguity and confusion and the way his teachings are being interpreted by heterodox priests and theologians in contradiction to Catholic teaching, in the name of "mercy" and "love". 

There's a big difference.