By this, I mean: Most popes have been well trained to think in terms of how their words may affect people 1000 years from now and longer. So, they are careful with their words.
He is not that type of Pope. So, he causes scandal in his own Church.
He is concerned with the present, and has a casual disregard for the future. In this respect, he is very much an anomaly, although popes like that (good men who say stupid shit) were easier to ignore before the information age. I'm not trying to say he is a bad man...I don't think he is. He is a good man. He wants all Catholics giving to charity and washing feet of everyone like there is no tomorrow.
But, the problem is, there is usually a tomorrow. And I think we do owe a moral duty to the humans of tomorrow.
Interestingly, that is also how he is liberal...in that he has a casual disregard for the future, willing to squander all present wealth on present generations, and saving nothing for future generations.
Socialism/liberalism is a political philosophy that focuses on the here and now, placing value only on lives that exist now, and totally disregarding lives that will exist in the future. Because future lives count for zero, we can take any wealth they may otherwise have and squander it here and now for political gain. we can go into massive debt by borrowing from future generations, merely to give consumables to current generations. This is a proven way to destroy a society over time...but the short term is usually ok.
Regarding Biden, of course Francis will talk to him. Francis negotiates with Xi. He will sit down with anyone. Kind of like Trump will. That causes scandal, but in a different way.
Sometimes scandal is caused by reading too much into words. So, we all have an obligation to take a deep breath sometimes.