Aren’t these the kinds of questions the cardinals should have considered and received answers for BEFORE making him a Pope?
The whole process of determining a Pope is supposed to be a God thing. God doesn’t make mistakes, so what went wrong?
What happens if the cardinals decide that he isn’t fit for the job? I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this in my lifetime and don’t have a clue as to what would come next.
Whatever happened to dialogue?
Maybe it is for the best. Ambiguity can be cleaned up by a later orthodox Pope, but heretical clarity issued by the Magisterium is more problematic.
“what’s supposed to be supernaturally preserved from error”
The Times needs to read up on the meaning of “ex cathedra” and when and how rarely it has been used. The last was declared by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
What’s more, a Pope cannot teach contrary to what Jesus taught.
I don’t think Jesus approves all these sinners taking titles such as “your eminence;”your holiness”;even ‘reverend’ may be too much.If “Teacher”was good enough for Him,then it is beyond vanity for poor mortals to have higher titles.