“The disastrous consequence is that distrust is thereby thrown, in the minds of many, upon the Papacy itself.”
Sometimes there are bad popes. It’s not a new idea.
I distrust the papacy only as long as a bad pope occupies it.
The College of Cardinals, on the other hand, I distrust long-term.
The next Pope has about thirty minutes to prove to me he’s a Catholic.
Sometimes there are two popes. Its not a new idea.