[ndkos]

In fact his actions are heterodox--and even some of his encyclical writings are pretty doubtful. Redemptor Hominis is certainly heterodox--and even shocking--in many ways, expressive of a faith that owes more to secular humanism than to Catholic theology.

If you doubt the Pope's teaching on matters of faith and morals, then you are a heretic, not just a schismatic.

Pius XII, in Humani generis: "Nor must it be thought that the things contained in Encyclical Letters do not of themselves require assent on the plea that in them the Pontiffs do not exercise the supreme power of their Magisterium. For these things are taught with the ordinary Magisterium, about which it is also true to say, 'He who hears you, hears me.'"

[ultima ratio]

"If you doubt the Pope's teaching on matters of faith and morals, then you are a heretic, not just a schismatic"

This is a silly statement. Only EX CATHEDRA statements about faith and morals require our assent--and not all of these involve statements pertaining to revealed truths. One can't be a heretic unless one denies the latter. So you don't know what you're even talking about. The Pope, in fact, makes many statements about faith that aren't necessarily true--as when he writes in Redemptor Hominis that "Man is the path the Church must follow." Not Christ, mind you, but MAN. That is not an orthodox statement. At best it's ambiguous.