text: I love Pope Francis but at a certain point this becomes a question of good management. When one has middle managers who have questions about one's program, the appropriate treatment is to call them in and address their issues. If, at that point, they continue to question one's authority, and to do so publicly, one should dismiss them. That's what every senior manager on earth has to do to keep the institution afloat. 
  I have no idea whether Pope Francis has taken appropriate steps to address these issues with his middle managers, but it doesn't seem he has. These are people who, as Catholics and as bishops, have a right to ask questions about the faith. But if the pope can't bring them back into line, the failure to do so threatens the entire church.