Yet should we still pray for this Pope though?
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When Peter was about to deny Christ, Jesus Christ our Lord prayed for him after prophesying Pope Peter’s fall.
When Judas was about to betray Him, however, He said of Judas Iscariot, that it would be been better for him if he had never been born.
Like our Lord Jesus, we can discern between two individuals and the difference in their manners of choosing and act accordingly.
Unlike Our Lord, we can NOT discern between two individuals, because we cannot see their hearts. Every (outward) sin has three components --- the outward, discernable, objective word or act; the inward knowledge of the person, and the inward ability to choose knowingly and freely. We can observe and "discern" only one of the three, in anther person's visible actions.
This is why Jesus says to pray for our enemies, and Paul says, (1 Timothy 2:1) "First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone".
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