Even tho there is no validation of the leaks, you can't say that they are "...sowing the seeds of disunity..." or "undermining".  They are simply stating the obvious and speculating on the political implications. There is a wide divergence of opinion within the church. If someone is of the firm opinion that the church rules with absolute authority over our intelligence and behaviour that person places themselves within the radical fundamentalist remnant who seem to deny the Creator's gifts in creation: intelligence, will, conscience and discernment.
This kind of rationalism seems to be seeking an excuse for doing what one just feels like in the first place.