"... the controversy has been typical for Morlino, who, similar to Trump, likes to play to a traditionalist base."

With all due respect, NCR, you like to play to your base too. You know perfectly well that this is a non-story. No pope is ever going to take seriously such a petition or set a precedent for canning a bishop based on a social media movement. 

This is just more raw meat for readers, which I don't necessarily have a problem with. But let's recognize it for what it is -- click bait and nothing more.