Anybody who leaves the Catholic Church because the Pope said something stupid, is an idiot. I will continue to concentrate on the body and blood of Christ and not worry about non-ex cathedra statements of this Pope (if he even said it).
your phrase ex cathedra is a rationalization. He is always Pope even when making Biden like statements
Agreed.
Unfortunately, the Pope IS abusing his office. He should never say anything about anything other than the dogma of the faith, and morals. The same goes for all bishops.
Instead, they use their office as a platform for self-aggrandizement, for political power, or just to hear their “thoughts” being amplified by the media.
I haven’t checked to see who was the last agreed-upon really bad Pope, but my estimate is that this is the worst Pope in about 350 years.
I agree. Don’t leave the Church because of the Pope...if anybody’s leaving, it’s going to be the Pope, IMHO.
I’m not sure the Pope is completely heretical - I think he’s a silly, vain man who loves power and is being cultivated by the enemies of the Church, mostly by the media.
He claims he doesn’t like interviews but he gives them all the time, and he was the most interviewed public figure of 2014. Power and celebrity have gone to his head.
Who knows what’s going to happen or why it has fallen to us to live through these times? Just pray and hang onto Our Lord and wait it out. And beg Our Lady to help us all.