I agree, but they can really still drag the process out, can't they? In other words, who knows how long the timeline will be, and if it's too long the faithful become stupefied and befogged to the point of inaction, and that's taking into consideration that the faithful are cognizant of what it really means to be Catholic and want to abide by that, which is not a given.
What they have to do, which is tricky, is perpetually spin what are obvious contradictions of previously taught truths into 'we didn't fullly understand before', 'sorry we told you it was a sin...', 'let's move on.'
Thus far, they've been successful with that strategy.
Not as successful as you might think. The most obedient members of the Church are also those who are most conservative. They can be pushed only so far. They are gradually figuring things out. When the shepherd becomes the wolf, the sheep must do what they can to protect the flock. Obedience in such an event is no longer obligatory.