After traveling the world for dialogue, will Francis talk to his own workers?

ROME – Though the Vatican has an entire gaggle of international business experts it can call upon for advice, it hardly requires an MBA from Stanford or IESE to realize that if your own workforce is expressing “alarm,” “discontent,” “demotivation” and “confusion,” you’ve got a fairly serious problem on your hands.

Such is the situation facing the Vatican today under Pope Francis, with the latest confirmation coming in an Aug. 20 statement from the Association of Lay Employees, the closest thing to a union the place actually has.