You left out Chaput.  LOL.  Your first sentence is totally true.  Trump is finding out what happens when there are equal branches in a government structure designed to stop an authoritarian from dictating our legal existence.  

Unfortunately, the Vatican has no such checks and balances, and Francis is taking too much time figuring out how to get there.  I suspect the biggest conundrum for his potential solutions is the fact his own position is considered 'infallible'.  I get that depends on who holds the papacy, what the topic is, and who is doing the viewing. This is why we could easily revert to a sad form of Western 'Catholic' Civilization is the end all and be all of human civilization.  That particular belief has promoted a whole lot of devastation for non Western cultures who had the misfortune of intersecting with Catholic Europe.  In the 21st century I guess it's supposed to be American Christian civilization.  When does this end, and the Gospel take real effect?