First of all, I didn't make up the term papolatry.
Secondly, the term fits because people like yourself seem to think the pope is above reapproach for his actions when they stand contrary to previous dogmatic definitions or lead to spiritual scandal. Pope worship, I mean in the same context as hero worship.
I said that your rhetoric is analogous to the Lutheran rejection of the Communion of Saints. If you are referring to the prayers to the saints, then I agree with you. But the Lutheran Confessions admit the saints in heaven pray for those of us who are still on earth. I know this having studied them before becoming a Catholic.
I would say you are setting up a false analogy here because criticism of papal actions is not the same as denial of a single Catholic dogma.
Of course not. It was invented by anti-Catholic bigots in the 1900s for rhetorical [purposes. I never intended to imply that you were that creative - I'm just pointing out that you are using a made-up word, not that you actually made it up yourself.
Secondly, the term fits because people like yourself seem to think the pope is above reapproach for his actions when they stand contrary to previous dogmatic definitions or lead to spiritual scandal.
Again, you assume that you have authority to decide whether the Pope's words or actions are heretical or scandalous. Tell us, please, who gave you this authority.
Pope worship, I mean in the same context as hero worship.
What a pathetic attempt to fudge your words. You might be able to twist it this way if you had used the term "worship" in English - since in English it can mean simply a high degree of respect as in "Your Worship" etc.
But latria means to pay divine honor to. So you can't weasel out of it now. Papolatry means to accord divine honors to the Pope by its very etymology.
But the Lutheran Confessions admit the saints in heaven pray for those of us who are still on earth.
Correct. But they also assert that there is no communication between members of the Church in Heaven, in Purgatory and on Earth - which means they do not believe in actual communion.
I would say you are setting up a false analogy here because criticism of papal actions is not the same as denial of a single Catholic dogma.
The analogy between the rhetoric is a true analogy. But I grant you that there is no such analogy between the theological underpinnings of the rhetoric.
A schismatic attitude is not necessarily an heretical attitude.