[ultima ratio]

You write, "Protestants make the same charge against faithful Catholics" -- i.e., that Catholics worship the Pope. The charge has validity when they place the Pope before the Faith itself and have trouble distinguishing between the two. Many on this site would willingly deny an article of faith if the Pope asked them to do so. If Rome affirms the recent bishops' declaration on relations with the Jews, how many of you will twist yourselves into pretzels to justify such a turn-around in doctrine? Your intelligence will play no active part in your rallying around the Pope. Neither will common sense. Most of you have already fully accepted papal novelties like praying with false religionists, as if this were an acceptable orthodox practice instead of a scandalous affront to tradition and piety--not to speak of an offense against the First Commandment. If you will accept this without a murmur, you will accept anything.