Cardinal Wuerl is fairly conservative in his views, as is Francis.  However, he is like Francis in that he doesn't see the world through a rigid, black-and-white prism, and mercy and love take priority over harsh rules.

  For example, when a priest in the diocese who was presider at a funeral mass learned that the daughter of the deceased was a lesbian, he threw a fit.  He refused communion to the woman, left the altar, and refused to go to the gravesite for final prayers. He did not find a substitute priest, but others did.  The daughter who was treated in such an un-christian manner received a letter from the Archdiocese that apologized for the "lack of kindness" and saying  "I will offer Mass for the happy repose of your mother’s soul. May God bring you and your family comfort in your grief and hope in the Resurrection." The priest was  removed shortly afterward from the parish - without explanation (such as when Finn was removed).  Wuerl is more Francis than Burke.