There’s a small but powerful cohort of folks who’ve lingered around the Catholic Church for a half century hoping that it would remake itself into Episcopal Church USA and finally “get with the times” on homosexuality, abortion, etc. That cohort freakin’ LOVES Bergoglio, as they think the Church is finally coming around to their way of thinking.
RCINC is the oldest most profitable multinational corporation on the planet CEO Frankie strategy is to maximize profit at the expense of doctrine. Ever wonder why RCINC cries poverty but is able to afford 700/hr. attorneys to smear victims of sexual abuse by RCINC employees (aka priests)?
This. That cohort is well-represented in church middle-management positions (e.g., diocesan chancery employees) and quite vocal. However, they aren’t the people who actually pay the bills and keep the lights on.