Francis tries to speak on social issues without any particular allegiance to Catholic doctrine. This is the impression I get from everything he does. He tries to reduce the notion of the church to the lowest common denominator, and he is making it into what he previously said that he does not want it to be come "A compassionate NGO". There is more than a hint of paradoxical hypocrisy in the words of Francis. I get the impression that francis puts into practice the phrase "let thy left hand not know what thy right hand doth" (or whatever it is).
The church can do better than this man. What is needed is drastic action and strong leadership, not pretending everything is alright and surviving only on the power of an illusion of support, because one day when the bubble bursts it will all come crashing down.