[St.Chuck]

You place authority before even the Faith--and condemn those who do the reverse--which is ass-backwards.

The Authority is the Holy Spirit...what is this "Faith" you speak of that has supremcy over God?

[ultima ratio]

No, the authority is not the Holy Spirit at all. This is proved by the fact that Vatican I explicitly states the Holy Spirit does not protect new papal doctrines, only His original revelation. So not all acts and declarations by popes are infallible. Some practices and teachings are outright wrong and contradict the Catholic faith itself.

The problem is that people like yourself cannot tell the difference. You accept what is new as if it were Sacred Tradition itself. You do this because of a habit of mind that supposes the Pope inerrant in every instance, even when he opposes Catholic Tradition. You further illustrate how you confuse the Pope with the Holy Spirit by claiming the papal charism of infallibility covers even novelties which are harmful to the faith.