I like your comment but not necessarily for the reason you may think. I believe that the pope has a duty to make the church think, and I mean really think, discuss, debate, argue, question...in reality, engage in all things new to fully understand God's plan for us based on all we now understand today and not rely souly on historical documents and theology...just as previous church councils and schisms have done.  The reason we are in a mess is that many in power believe we have all the answers already and that simple is false...just reviews past councils documents and their changes to our understanding.  One difference today is that rather than just church leaders 'deciding' changes, the highly educated laity and access to instant information leads to what is described as a mess.  Real change only happens when there is a real mess.