BXVI would never have dreamt of the doctrinal mess wrought by Francis. But BXVI being a man of his word, keeps to it.
Obedience means actions. Your supervisor can tell you what to do, but not how to think. If someone tells you how to think, that is tyranny, and is wrong.
Bishops and cardinals aren’t known for thinking for themselves. They are unlikely to act on their convictions, but rather change their convictions to conform with those of their supervisors.
Was this monsignor compromised ?
As a fellow Modernist would.