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Yes, bearing false witness. Creating a false narrative by twisting the pope's actions is bearing false witness. I have difficulty believing that a nonCatholic cannot understand the difference between a basilica that honors the service of a historical Christian figure and a site of idol worship. There's a Protestant church I'm familiar with that's dedicated to St Mark yet I've never heard a single nonCatholic accuse them of worshiping Mark. So I know that this concept isn't foreign to nonCatholics.

I also believe that nonCatholics are capable of grasping the difference between praying to an image and praying to God in the presence of an image that invokes memories of significant events in Christian history. We had flowers in front of my dad's picture at his funeral in his protestant church. None of the nonCatholics present seemed to consider that idol worship. Not even if the pastor held that picture in his hands while praying. So again, this concept isn't foreign to nonCatholics.

So yeah, I stand by my statement that comments such as those you made are false witness. But you answer to God, not me, so I wish you peace as I leave this thread.