The Catholic Church does not believe that Bergoglio is the Rock on which Christ built his Church. Bergoglio is a successor to Peter, who was the Rock on which Jesus built his Church. Bergoglio is a rotten successor to Peter, because the College of Cardinals is currently loaded with corrupt men. But Bergoglio will die, and those who installed him will die, so there’s hope.
There’s no “excuse” for what’s happening in the Catholic Church, just as there is no excuse for all the gay and lesbian pro-abortion ministers and “bishops” in the Protestant churches. It’s plain old apostasy and sin.
I never said they did. Reread my comment.
Don’t *chastise* me for something I didn’t say.