Bishop Erwin Kräutler said the Pope could act like he did in Amoris Laetitia regarding communion for 'remarried' in allowing bishops' conferences to decide the matter for themselves.
In two searing blog posts, Bishop Robert Mutsaerts of the Netherlands voiced his concerns over the Amazon Synod, accusing it of pushing a 'hidden agenda.'
Paolo Ruffini, the prefect for the dicastery for Communications, called it an act of bravado, 'a stunt' and a gesture that goes against the 'spirit of dialogue'
'I am old enough to have memories about the pontificate of Pope Paul VI, and the critiques that he received were very similar to those that Pope Francis receives,' said Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.