Whatever you may think of the DOGE up in Washington, we need something like a DOGE purge at the Vatican.  This will require a strong pope who is utterly committed to the defense of the faith.

He will have to overhaul Vatican finances, but that’s only the beginning.

He will have to cut waste in the Vatican bureaucracy, encourage the bishops to do the same in their dioceses, and back them up in doing so.

He will have to eliminate offices and dismiss people not in accord with Catholic teaching.

He will have to deny the name "Catholic" to schools and organizations which violate Catholic doctrine, and press the bishops on this point too.

Finally, he will have to forbid organizations of the Church from accepting direct government money, such as subsidies to administer programs the state approves.  Such funds are inherently corrupting.  Not only are they addictive, but they always come with strings attached, both visible and invisible.