Please go to a few of your favorite gospel pericopes for how Jesus interacts with people .  At a certain point he decides to speak to the general population in parables.   It is ultimately the eye , the lens through which one looks that makes all the difference  .  
As bishop of Rome Francis 'job is to make use of the authority entrusted to him .  
No , I am not saying he refuses to do his job rather when the job gets very burdensome he carries the weight just as Jesus did and Francis accepts the approbium that comes with his decision .
Some of the brethren are presently refusing to be confirmed in faith .  They are self righteous but can repent of it !