Betty, I think one of the huge mistakes Ratzinger made when his pals handed him the top job was that he attempted to wipe out dissenting voices - as he had done for decades as head of the CDF. He continued to topload the hierarchy with clones of himself. I wasn't happy when Francis appointed Pell to the group of Cardinal advisers. (A decision that may come back to bite him.) But he showed in that appointment that he was a man of much greater stature than Ratzinger (and JPII before him.) He was secure enough in his own beliefs to allow different voices to state their case. I hope and pray that Francis doesn't become the autocrat and bully his predecessors were. Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves. E.g. Burke. I hope the left remain patient and support him. He has enough enemies without them joining in.