Conservatives counter that in the climate of rising liberal thought, they have been thrust unfairly into a position in which “defending the real teachings of the church makes you look like an enemy of the pope,” a senior Vatican official said on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely.
It's worth the read.
Pope Francis has proven to be remarkably good at talking about synodality and all that stuff, and then doing exactly the opposite. He's been quite effective at marginalizing orthodox bishops and priests, and creating "peripheries" that seem to fall outside the list of acceptable peripheries he wants us to go to.
However good and sincere his intentions, this new process will end in disaster for many souls.
At first I thought there was a silver lining, that at least this would quell calls at the synod to allow the divorced and remarried to receive Communion. But now I realize this is like throwing red meat to hungry wolves. There will be a frenzy of calls to allow them to receive Communion, because, well, this document undermines the very teaching it purports to uphold.