The mark of a narcissist is that he demands or maneuvers to be seen as the victim, no matter what the situation.
Somehow, narcissists speak or act -- maybe they even do something a tiny bit brave -- and if there is pushback, suddenly they are the victim.

Francis is playing bad cop with Burke and Strickland but good cop with the SSPX. Why is that?

How many "allies" does he have left, one wonders, outside his half dozen noisy Twitter-splainers and the few degenerate wormtongues who cling around him for protection from Interpol.