Mario seems to forget that the Catholic church isn't a democratic institution. The people don't elect a Pope with an agenda that will satisfy their whims of the moment based on polling data.
Mario's been in politics so long that he seems to think that everyone, Popes included, should pander to the crowd's flavor of the month religious/political preferences. That kind of thinking may work, short term, in the heart of liberal New York City, but it doesn't stand up to the test of time or the teachings that have been handed down for two thousand years.
Mario is just upset bc the Catholic Cafeteria has officially closed, with the election of BenedictXVI/