text: Ask the leader of Christendom, the successor of St Peter a question, is one not entitled to a reply or at least an acknowledgement. Pope Francis has been lauded for the number of 'phone calls he has made to people from all over the world yet he cannot reply to the Cardinals or grant them an audience to discuss their doubts.
  His failure to do so has left the Catholic Church in turmoil upon the issues raised by Amoris Lætitia