[ultima ratio]

Catholics who insist on their own tradition and follow the megisterial teachings of the pre-conciliar Church, do not follow their own whims. By definition Traditionalists do not make up their own religion but insist on the true faith as it has been handed-down through the ages, not as it is made up on the spot. Your problem is that you identify the Pope with the Church. But the identity only holds when the papacy is in sync with the rest of tradition. It has no power to create its own doctrines and religion.

[Catholicguy]

<> You saw from my link that ALL Ecumenical councils are Infallible. You have no defense for your protestantism.<>

[Tantumergo]

"It has no power to create its own doctrines and religion."

The Pope would appear to agree with you, at least in respect of some of the more substantive issues:

"I declare that the Church has NO AUTHORITY whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful."
Ordinatio sacerdotalis.

Its not often that you get an official document actually admitting that the Church has NO AUTHORITY to do things. There are limits even to absolute jurisdiction!