When I found out the new Pope was a Jesuit, my heart and stomach sank. I feel that they are trouble, to put it mildly.
I consoled myself with two facts:
1.
The infallibility of the Pope lies ONLY IN CHURCH DOCTRINE
2.
We, in the Catholic Church, have many disgraceful, horrible times, including when we had two Popes.
But, what the Church teaches, the tenets of the religion, are what I truly believe. And sometimes I have to silently recite The Apostles Creed to restore myself. It is getting harder and harder with Francis.
No Man is going to destroy my Faith.
Same here Maris C.
And welcome to Free Republic.
Maris I will pray for you. No matter the churches doctrine there is only One who is infallible. Go to Him in prayer and rely on Him in this dark time.
Try just believing what God the Holy Spirit has said in Holy Scripture. You will avoid all the lies, sexual deviancy, greed, elitism, etc. promulgated by your church throughout the ages.
And Poop Frank wouldn't know God if God Himself, wearing an "I AM GOD" t-shirt, surrounded by a billion-voice heavenly choir singing "He is God", picked Frank up by the collar and bellowed "I AM GOD" in his face.