I hate to say it, but financially it might work. He gets a whole new congregation consisting of LGBQT and Post-Modernists/Marxists (including those from China) around the world and keeps all existing assets.
I live in a town filled with old, beautiful Protestant churches with no congregations left; the first thing people do when they’re “saved” anyway is they sleep later on Sundays - and their wallets sleep on the nightstand next to them. This isn’t an opinion; is any liberal denomination growing? When they make a mockery of it, serious people move on while most people tune out. As for the mega-churches, they are strictly tax-exempt business ventures; I saw someone interviewing Joel Osteen and he wouldn’t even say homosexual acts were sins.
(FWIW, liberal “Catholics” in my town use one of those empty Protestant churches for their services - “Sacred Heart American National Catholic Church” worships in Grace United Methodist Church n Kearny (NJ). Of course, they only have one service on Sunday - and I suspect there are 5 angry ex-Catholics there.)
I think your dead on.
I think fifty percent or more of catholic priests are gay, and they now have one of their own in charge.
For those of us who had respect for the church, its a tragic day. A few years a go, I had a “born again” Christian take a pot shot at the catholic church, in front of me, and it ticked me off. If he did it today, It wouldn’t bother me in the least because he is right. The Catholic church has lost its authority for good reason.
the church runs on the donations of the membership. Counting on angry gays and communists to fund your worldwide operation from the kindness of their hearts is not a sensible strategy.