People seem to forget how Christ saved the prostitue from stoning. That was against custom, too. Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.
...crickets.
This may come as a shock to you, but the Pope isn’t Christ. He is charged with holding fast, handing on and confirming the brethren, not making up stuff as he goes along.
Sorry, that was kind of snarky, but so were those crickets. :)