CAEL - I feel the same frustration. Pope Francis is making progress in unwinding the choke hold JPII and BXVI placed on the implementation of Vat II.  But I too feel that the Church is so far behind the curve I am not sure it can survive long enough - esp in the Western nations - to actually be relevant as a spiritual and moral voice to the real world we live in.

The structural changes the Church needs does include decentralization of power.  But, a decentralization of power just to bishops, more princelings who have an autocrats power, is not enough.  What the Church needs is the voice and the engagement of the faithful - they need to get in touch with real lives lived by people.  

What is needed is work on how to incorporate laity, and especially women.  Maybe Francis thinks he starts decentralization with bishops conferences and more will flow from there.  I don't think so.  Bishops have had decades to hold diocesan synods and provide powerful lay pastoral councils.  They didn't.