We assume, mjm, that you intended to discredit "cross thinking" by associating it with "cross dressing".  As a member of the RCC, one ought be very careful about mentioning "cross dressing" in a derogatory way, as it may well include men dressing in capes, albs, and cassocks.

As for Cardinal Kasper and your interpretation of him as "{the friendly modernist}" with his use of the term "cross-thinking"...you might want to know that Cross-Thinking is not derided in business circles where innovation is valued AS rooted in both business tradition and its planning for the future.

Surely the Catholic Church is interested in the adaptation and development of doctrine and practice as both rooted in tradition and future planning?