The first thing that crossed my mind also. When Rome says "Where Religion Went Wrong," since they represent the only true religion, they claim, it is everybody else that goes wrong, not them. The Papacy is infallible, you know.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and you have very little knowledge, which makes you doubly dangerous because you think you know it all.
It's the smart people who have doubts.
So you believe that papal infallibility is a parlor trick, where the pope knows everything and you wouldn't want to play poker with him?
Your snyde sarcasm seems mighty personal.
The argument here is pretty poor.
Douthat certainly isn’t Rome and the work doesn’t claim infallibility due to the fact that the writer is not and does not claim to be the Pope.
That said, there are are around 30,000 protestant denominations, and several Pastors who may claim to be Pope.
As a Catholic, Douthat is obviously not one of them.