For Catholics the pope and cardinals are minor "celebrities" and the bishops are SORT OF celebs. Priests are respected and liked according to what kind of priests they are. Great priests inspire us; ho-hum priests bore us with their homilies and personalities. Most priests are somewhere in between those two extremes.
Jesus is The Celebrity of all time and space.
I'm speaking for Catholics from my OWN very humble point of view...ONLY.
I totally agree with you.
The inordinate regard all to often given to other people is, in my opinion, a serious error.
Father Corapi, Father Euteneuer and others illustrate this all too painfully.
FReepers who give disproportionate attention to the Hahns and others are recklessly setting them up for a fall. It’s shameful.