Papa Francesco is about as good a pope as we could ever hope for  - certainly from this all-male feudal priesthood.  At least we know that Papa Francesco has even read the Beatitudes and tried to shape his ministry with mercy and forgiveness.

After all, Francesco was elected by most of the very same corrupt hierarchs who have betrayed their priesthood and high office - to say nothing of breaking faith with millions of Christians around the world.  Francesco has very few degrees of political freedom in which to maneuver before he runs into one of the "lepers" that voted for him.  Politicians of any ilk never cross their base voters.  

To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaking of the occupation of Iraq that wasn't going so well:  

"You reform the church with the hierarchy you have, not the hierarchy you wish you had."