I don't know if anyone is still reading this thread, but over the weekend the Sovereign Council of the Knights of Malta:
1.  Accepted the resignation  Matthew Festing as Grand Master.
2.  Reinstated Albrecht von Boeselager as Grand Chancellor.
3.  Pledged to cooperate fully with the papal delegate to the order.
More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/29/knights-malta-reinstate-german-aristocrat-had-sacked-british/