Only God can judge.  The Vatican is trapped in a prison, ecclesiastical patriarchy, and it may be that they just don't know how to clarify the conflation of patriarchal gender ideology (the gender "binary") with our sacramental theology.  It could be that they are concerned about the possibility of schism in the Church.  They have been struggling with this issue for the past 50 years:

http://pelicanweb.org/CCC.TOB.html#CHRONOLOGY

It could be they really think that the Church is not "ready."  When is the Church going to be ready?  It is a pastoral disgrace.  Only by the power of the Holy Spirit can the Church escape from this prison.  

Wonder what is happening with the "commission" about women deacons.  Are the going to say "yes" to women deacons, and "no" to women priests?   On what basis?  All we can do is pray and keep insisting that this vexing issue be resolved, for the glory of God and the good of souls.  Otherwise we must submit, as Christ submitted.