I'm delighted that ordinary Catholics in America are discovering that Francis as a pastoral Pope,  from reading "Amoris  Laetitia".  


Sadly, there are anti-pope posters all over Rome [as reported by CNN and other news sites] decrying Pope Francis as not being "merciful".  They state that Francis "doesn't listen to the Cardinals," that he is "trying to 'decapitate' the Knights of Malta', etc. 

 
It is ironic that the Cardinals who criticize Pope Francis the most---seldom  have demonstrated any mercy to the people of their archdiocese.  That the FOUR dissenting Cardinals have demonstrated no desire to pastorally assist and journey with couples whose marriages failed,  is obvious.  As far as the Knights of Malta are concerned---the Pope was badly represented by Cardinal Burke.


The slanderous posters demonstrate that these "red birds" will not hesitate to go to any extreme to regain their pompous authority.  Maybe Pope Francis needs to remodel how cardinals remain cardinals.