It's classic Francis: say something as misleading as possible, while still saying nothing so that an infernal agenda can be pushed amid multiple interpretations. This the VII/synod/soviet spirit of the NO. It paints the path of least resistance the only genuine spiritual way and the more it reveals itself to those who know better, the more those who resist look like hellish rebels.
I suppose the question ought to be, will the wrath of God permit him to be buried at this point?