Matthew 23:1-3
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them."
We should honor and respect them in all that is legitimate; oppose them in all that is corrupt.
Couldn't you say that about any public office holder?
Thank-you and God Bless!