Pope Francis is actually going around the Curia and doing things outside the normal channels.  Amoris Laetitia for instance was written mainly by Victor Fernandez and probably Antonio Spardo without the input from the CDF because he knew they would try to block it.  Many of his high profile bishops' appointments like Cupich were made by him alone.  He has sidelined and goes around many more conservative prelates like Sarah and Pell.  (Parolin has retained lots of the financial control because Francis trusts Parolin more.)