Jorge has been on an absolute rampage as of late. Rumors of the total ban of the indult and now this.
Perhaps he too feels his time is running short, and so he wants to complete his mission. If you recall, "Tucho" stated that Jorge like to implement changes gradually, to make them "permanent", aka admits to using the "boil the frog" tactic, but would acclerate things if he felt that time was running out. So perhaps Jorge thinks his days as "pope" (or days in general) might be winding down.