[Romulus]

To be self-righteous, wouldn’t I have to be making reference to myself?

That irritating sting you feel is your conscience.

[wideawake]

To be self-righteous, wouldn’t I have to be making reference to myself?

Indeed - for example, implicitly ascribing to oneself magisterial authority to interpret documents like Gaudium Et Spes.

That irritating sting you feel is your conscience.

So, in other words, you're not going to address the substance of my posts, but continue to invent imaginary mental states to ascribe to me.

I'm sorry you can't do the work.