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You're getting at the heart of the matter, try this: Assume it's true "the pope [appears to be] pushing views strongly opposed to Catholicism". How does a Cat
by erelong 5mo ago
You're getting at the heart of the matter, try this:
Assume it's true "the pope [appears to be] pushing views strongly opposed to Catholicism".
How does a Catholic interpret that situation?
(Hint: See maybe pope Paul IV's "Cum ex apostolatus officio"?)
- triceratops 5mo ago> "the pope [appears to be] pushing views strongly opposed to Catholicism" According to who? It's a safe bet that a pope won't say "actually now you may covet your neighbor's wife" without a head injury or dementia being involved (in which case his staff would cover for him or he'd be retired somehow). That leaves questions of arcane doctrine that a regular Catholic simply isn't qualified to judge. They have the choice of leaving the church or staying and obeying as best they can.