text: You missed out the bit about first telling the pastor his insurance was out of date. If you are going to create analogous situations try getting the facts right.
  The Pope was asked to months ago for clarification not just by Cardinal Burke but by several other Cardinals who no doubt were representative of a larger number of prelates, priests and laity; he has not responded to the genuine concerns of a substantial number of the faithful and it seems he is not going to. 
  He continually preaches on the necessity of being pastoral yet his behaviour in this matter is anything but pastoral.
  He did, however, respond to a request by Argentine bishops who asked if their interpretation of AL was the same as his. He replied privately that it was. Privately because as his interpretation was at odds with the constant teaching of his predecessors, his public endorsement would have caused a furore, which it has since his reply was leaked.