There are at least two cardinals on the C9 who also should have been castoffs but weren't.  Pell and Maradiaga.  Don't believe that Francis is any better than JPII when it comes to this issue.  He is a seemingly benevolent authoritarian who is still protecting authoritarianism.  Why did he move on Fynn and Neinstedt? Because they are American and he doesn't have a personal relationship with them.  Don't ever forget the American Catholic Church was the first to demand accountability.   He has a personal relationship with Pell and almost all of the hierarchy in Latin America.  Check how he has done in Latin America in making bishops accountable. EPBenedict was heads and shoulder above Francis.  Francis is the master of 'fake, or maybe targeted, reform'.