[metmom]

Does that include telling the church to elect three popes at once?

Does that mean that you have to believe EVERYTHING the church tells you, even when it contradicts itself?

So in Catholic economy, the Holy Spirit doesn’t indwell the individual believer as Scripture clearly states?

[paladinan]

Does that include telling the church to elect three popes at once?

Forgive me, metmom, but that's simply ignorant. There was only one Pope, though there were two other men whom rebellious factions of cardinals "tried" to install as Popes, mainly for political reasons (which was absurd). Do read up on that event, please; there's far more to it than the typical anti-Catholic sound-bytes and bumper-stickers would lead one to believe.

Does that mean that you have to believe EVERYTHING the church tells you, even when it contradicts itself?

No... partly because the Church has never contradicted Herself in her core dogmas (i.e. things recognized as "de fide"--i.e. part of Divine Revelation), and partly because any Church authorities who contradict Church teaching are to be disobeyed in that respect.

So in Catholic economy, the Holy Spirit doesn’t indwell the individual believer as Scripture clearly states?

The Holy Spirit dwells in the soul of anyone who is not in a state of mortal sin. Didn't you see that, when you read the Catechism of the Catholic Church as preparation for talking about the Catholic Church on a public forum?