I agree with you, I think Francis wants Burke out of Rome and doing something real. Maybe Francis is even hoping for a conversion on Burke's part, when he is confronted with real evil and real problems.

The danger is that Burke could still use this to push his agenda somehow. For example he could blame the abuse in this case on the feminization of the church and the the lavender mafia. His trad buddies would eat that up.

This case is too important for that kind of nonsense.