have always been respectful of the RCC, and will remain so, but they DID royally screw up by electing this guy. He’s an embarrassment to his position,.........
I am RC and very proud of it. People who do not understand the limits of Papal infallibility and have been comfortable with the previous few Popes, now have a Pope that makes them very uncomfortable. His statements and positions, his lack of dignity and illogical statements are embarrassing.
The solution is for all to educate themselves on the limited circumstances in which the Pope speaks infallibly. They need to understand that outside those limited circumstances the Pope is as fallible as we are and limited by his circumstances and his education as are we.
All of this current flap is just the Pope’s opinion. We are free to disagree.
It never occurred to me that the Pope was speaking with infallibility. I don’t know where you got that idea. I stated that the Cardinals screwed up by electing this particular individual to sit on that throne. NONETHELESS, infallibility notwithstanding, the Pope does tend to speak with influence, whatever his opinion.
Instead of going after Trump (and those who object to the massive breach of our border and raiding of our states’ and national treasuries) as not being Christian, the Pope might have addressed the nominally Catholic leaders of the countries of Central and South America who have created a situation where so many are anxious to flee, and do so at great cost and danger.
The Pope is insulated. He is protected. He governs a world-wide Church that has its own ‘borders’ and ‘limits.’ As a non-Catholic I have never gone up to the Eucharist rail because I know I do not qualify under the rules of the Catholic Church to receive Holy Communion. I have respected that. In fact, I have respected it more than several of my Catholic friends who don’t even understand why the RCC rule applies to the Eucharist. Apparently now this Pope thinks we shouldn’t have any limits/borders/rules/sovereignty and I should be free to just march up and demand Communion? Sure is what it sounds like.
I am a humble Protestant.