"There are legitimate critiques of some of the things Pope Francis as done(i.e not tackling the repeal of the Pontifical Secret) but this report has nothing to do with Francis himself."   ...  "Francis is not perfect but more has been done under him than the past Popes."

Another conservative Catholic trying to explain the inexplicable.
Previous Popes since early last century ordered Bishops, through Church Law, to cover up child sexual abuse crimes by priests. According to Kieran Tapsell, since 2010 Bishops are ordered to cover up clergy pedophilia in places where Civil Law does not require Bishops to report pedophile priests to police. Therefore, it can be said that Pope Francis is, unfortunately, complicit in current cover-ups. As a result, the report has a lot to do with Pope Francis.