It’s true that not all bishops are doing it, but the point is that this is not a renegade bishop…he’s just doing what he thinks will get him brownie points with the boss. Being a heretic is a good way to get points under the current pope.
Bishops generally want to live quiet lives and have no problems with Rome. Some brave ones will stick their necks out and stand up for Our Lord…but they’re few and far between.
In the US, the fingers of one hand would probably suffice to count the good ones, and the same is true for Western Europe.
All true. All the more reason why as ordinary Catholics we can’t let ourselves be driven into despair by a bad Pope. He is just one man and, one way or another, he will one day be gone just like the many bad Popes we’ve had in the past. . In the meantime we need to be steadfast to the Faith, find inspiration in the few strong leaders. Find those few good leaders in the Church and listen to them and tune out the Pope. I recommend you start with Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who has a weekly podcast on Virgin Most Powerful Radio.