The Pope makes nice with the press.

In a first-ever group meeting with Vatican-accredited reporters, on Jan. 22 Pope Francis praised them for avoiding "profane and political" molds in their work. "I would like to add the delicacy that you so often have in speaking of scandals in the Church: there are some and many times I have seen in you a great delicacy, a respect, an almost, I say, 'abashed' silence: thank you for this attitude," said the pope in a Vatican transcript. ... Damian Thompson of The Spectator tweeted: "Incredible! Pope Francis lets the cat out of the bag, thanking Vatican correspondents for their 'silence' and therefore helping him conceal the scandals of his pontificate. Take a bow, guys!"

the bias of alas too many reporters is to push the PC type trying to "reform" (some would say deform) Catholicism, which means you ignore some very important stories. That article was about a FOF (Friend of Francis) who abused a lady, but it's not the only story. 

And to make things worse, no one wants to see links between stories that suggest manipulation of opinion by ignoring the backstory.

take the blessing of couples (not individuals) that are in sexual relationships outside of marriage (divorced remarried couples, polygamous relationships, couples living together outside of marriage, and gay couples who want their marriages approved).

This is about destroying that inconvenient commandment that opposes sex outside of marriage. But in today's world, it is the LGBTETC dogma that the Pope is pushing of course, because that is one of the goals (along with abortion on demand) by the elites behind the NWO.

Of course, this is not admitted outright, but in document that mixes good and bad so the weak can pretend it doesn't push blessing sin and maybe have to face mean tweets by the layfolk.

No, blessing of same sex couples is not merely blessing people and you can tell this because of how it is being reported in the press:   LINK

 Dirty little secret: the Pope continues to destroy 2000 years of Catholic beliefs on many levels, not just in the sexual sphere but in the idea of the Eucharist as being Christ's body and blood and should not be taken by someone living in sin or by non believers, or the idea that thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (pachimama scandal comes to mind, not to mention allowing the Chinese communists to take over the church there).

Everyone knows this but they have to tapdance quietly around the truth.

which is why Pope and his minions continue to stonewall those who object, calling them narrow minded etc. 

some bishops object, and this could cause problems if enough of them get a backbone and follow the Biblical rules, but most are keeping their heads down: and that, not a withdrawal of the document, is Francis' plan: Wait and gradually people will quiet down about it.

Not mentioned: they may just stop going to church or join other churches, because the religious version of Gresham's law is that bad theology pushes out believers, something we see in South America and in the Philippines where believers are flocking to evangelical churches that preach Jesus, not marxist revolutionary theory or global warming.

By firing Bishop Strickland, Francis shows that if you are a bishop who objects he will fire you. 

But one of his enemies those dang lay people. And although we can be excommunicated, they can't fire us, and we can write nasty letters. (Catherine of Sienna comes to mind).