My major complaint about the critics of Amoris Laetitia has been that the complaints ignored what Francis was saying. The demand for clarity from Rome contradicts AL’s assertion that not every issue needs to be settled by the Vatican. Addressing that explicit teaching would be the honest way to address AL, instead of just asserting the Pope has to intervene.
Weinandy does address a similar issue, to his credit. I think. There is a passage in AL where Francis talks about the errors that have been made in presenting doctrine. “We also need to be humble and realistic, acknowledging that at times the way we present our Christian beliefs and treat other people has helped contribute to today’s problematic situation...” Francis does indeed accuse doctrine of being “dead and bookish.” Weinandy acknowledges this accusation, a real step forward. Now he just needs to address how doctrine promotes the “unitive” dimension of marriage, or how it makes marriage attractive or desirable.