But the Catholic Internets told me that everyone in the Church was outraged by this and that the Order of Malta would win.  Oops, even the conservative rich people who donate to the Knights were upset by them defying Pope Francis.  Catholics really love Pope Francis; the norms adore the man.  Pope Francis has restored the moral strength of the Church. 

Seriously, my Republican dad asked me about this because he read about it in the Wall Street Journal.  The story was ironically anti-Francis but my dad thought that they were goofy rich men and didn't think they should be challenging Francis.  (Also, Chicagoans love Cardinal Cupich.  He is Bernardin but with a Midwestern sensibility that works well with Chicago.)