Papolatry is the excessive credence accorded to a Pope's opinions and thoughts by Catholics. It's not unusual; "trads" tended to quote a lot of B-16; and now "progressives" such as Cdl. "Kissy" Fernandez, are overly-enamored of Franny 1.
Cdl. Mueller, 'relieved' of his duty at the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith by that very same Franny 1, has thoughts about all that.
...Speaking to LifeSite in July, Müller reiterated his condemnation of Fernández’s 2015 suggestion that “any diocese could become the seat of Peter’s successor.” However, some of the German cardinal’s warnings dealt with Fernández’s arguments surrounding the Pope’s level of authority.
“The religious obedience owed by all Catholics to the universal episcopate, and especially to the Pope, refers only to the supernatural truths of the doctrine of faith and morals (including the natural truths in ontology, epistemology, and ethics, which are the presuppositions of the knowability of the Word of God in our human minds),” said Müller. ...
That is a clear statement. How does that reconcile with "Kissy" Fernandez' recent statement:
...Speaking to veteran Vatican journalist Edward Pentin, the new head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), Cardinal-designate Victor Manuel Fernández, warned about opposition to Pope Francis becoming “heresy and schism.”
The Argentinian prelate made his comments in an email interview conducted with Pentin just prior to Fernández assuming his new role as prefect of the CDF on September 11.
Fernández – who also expressed continued openness to offering same-sex “blessings” – warned about opposition to the Pope becoming “heresy and schism.” The comment came in reference to another July interview, with Crux, in which he spoke of a need to “accept the recent Magisterium.”
He differentiated between the “‘deposit of faith’ which we must guard and preserve unscathed” and “a particular charism for this safeguarding, a unique charism, which the Lord has given only to Peter and his successors.” Both aspects, said Fernández, are “inseparable and equally important.”...
He's making that up from whole cloth. (There are other ways to phrase it.)
The Pope's opinions are not "inseparable and equally important" with the Deposit of Faith. This is particularly so when the Pope's opinions contradict the constant teaching of the Church on such matters as homosexual practices, artificial contraception, and re-marriage without annulment.
In effect, this Pope is 'schismatic,' not those Catholics who hold fast to what is good.
The Church has been through many severe trials. Not surprising, since the Church is the Body of Christ, which also suffered severe trials. The current papacy (and the Pope's cabinet) is merely another one.
Fast and pray. Ignore silliness. Hold fast to what is good.
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He's NOT the pope....and until that is spoken and recognized, nothing changes except for the worse.
Bergoglio is NOT Peter.
An excellent piece Nonvenipacem...argue with the sterling logic if you can.
https://nonvenipacem.org/2023/09/13/for-all-who-insist-bergoglio-is-definitely-pope-take-15-minutes-to-understand-the-origins-of-the-erroneous-expanded-petrine-ministry/
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