Personally, I don't believe he or the CC can be embarrassed...years and years of protecting priests who abuse children has taught the Church how to shut out any/all criticism.
This Pope is a "severe" conservative and he appointed most of the Cardinals who will vote on a new Pope - ergo, nothing will change in the CC!
"...the empty desks of 20 children marked absent today, and forever"
-Poet Richard Blanco at President Obama's Inauguration, 01/21/13