I personally did not find anything in those remarks that elevates her to the level of God.
Having read through the article several times, the mangled wording has me convinced that the article is a bad translation of a foreign-language article. Either that, or the article is a retranslation back into English from a foreign publication.
Change the phrase "second trinity" to "second person of the Trinity" (i.e. Mary replaces Jesus' position as Redeemer) and the article reads much clearer. The key phrase in the article is here:
Pope Francis said the Virgin Mary is one with the church. Without her Jesus Christ would not have been born and introduced into Christian lives. Without the Virgin Mary there would be no Mother Church....Now The End Begins claims Pope Francis' reflection on the Virgin Mary suggests people's hope is not Jesus Christ but the Mother Church.