Thanks, Monica. There are two issues here. One is, as you point out, an issue of good personnel management. And, like you, I'm a little dubious that this public feuding is the best way to handle that. It puts the pope on the same level as the dissenting cardinals instead of above the fray, kind of like when Trump tweets over every negative article in the NY Times. Ultimately, it chips away at his main strategic asset, which is the dignity of the office.

But the other issue is the actual reform of the Curia. From the beginning of his pontificate I've felt that Francis' use of the press is strategic in terms of bringing about reform. He understands the "old boy" culture in the Church and the labyrinthine complexities of the Curia, and he knows how easily he could become effectively neutralized as a leader if he didn't take advantage of the bully pulpit. I think he sees public pressure as his best weapon for reform. Time will tell if he's right about that.