It is a long path ahead. If Francis were going to Germany instead of Sweden, I would feel more optimistic. Any ecumenical progress in Lutheran-Catholic relations needs German and German-speaking Catholics, the German Church, on board. German Catholic theologians seek simplicity yet distrust it, without contradicting ecumenical good will. Francis knows this and is wiser to go to Sweden next year. Of course, we can hope for miracles, too, even in the German speaking world.