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Those questions would be better posed to those Roman Catholics who reject VC II, the current pope...or the last several popes they disagree with. I'd dare say if a Christian were to post daily articles against the current pope the cries of "Catholic bashing" would be ringing out.

That is EXACTLY what happened when Francis was first elected and installed as pope.

He was saying the most off the wall stuff and we were warning Catholics about it and the outcry was great. We were anti-Catholic, Catholic bashing, Haters, etc. the pope was misinterpreted, misquoted, misunderstood, the news source was not reliable or reporting accurately, he was taken out of context, yada, yada, yada.

Look at the change now. Catholics are doing the most pope bashing of anyone, and still if WE criticize him or the magisterium which installed him, we're still haters, bashers, and antis. We're being condemned for doing the very thing Catholics allow for themselves.

They don't recognize his authority as valid and refuse to submit to it, but expect us to do (submit to the authority of Catholicism and the pope) what they themselves are unwilling to do.

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You weren't the only ones:

The Horror! A Buenos Aires journalist describes Bergoglio

This was posted March 13, 2013, the same day Bergoglio was elected.

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(submit to the authority of Catholicism and the pope)...

In case you haven't noticed, Bergoglio is not equal to Catholicism.

The problem with protestants, is that they'll submit to no one. They're too prideful, and when the Bible doesn't agree with them they "interpret" it to their liking. That way they can justify birth control, divorce, etc.; whatever makes them "happier".