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No one is claiming that a pope or saint can't be a sinner. Catholicism however is unique in that 
it makes the claim that the head of its church on earth is safeguarded by the Holy Spirit from teaching
error. 
What we have had since Vatican II is a succession of popes who have not only taught grave error but
attempted to suppress and undermine, quite successfully, actual Catholicism both in terms of its actual practice(liturgy and
sacraments) as well as established dogma. 
This isn't even factoring in all the horrible scandals and poisonous fruit they have been responsible for. 

  We see that Christ acknowledged the high-priest Caiphas as legitimate mediator of God.- Our Lord answered him with the respect due to the OFFICE of high-priest. Caiphas was supposedly corrupt. Today we have the pope, Leo XIV, whom the vast majority recognize as the Pope, who is a sinner just like me and you.

AI: "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her" is a famous Bible verse, found in John 8:7. Jesus said this to the Pharisees who brought a woman caught in adultery, challenging them to consider their own sins before judging others.

  St. Paul, the great Apostle, admits that he is the worst sinner...
Timothy 1, 15 -17

  "... Beloved, this is a word worthy of faith, and which deserves to be welcomed without reservation: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief. But if I have been shown mercy, it is so that in me the first, Christ Jesus may show all his patience, to set an example to those who shall believe in Him, in view of eternal life.
  To the king of the centuries, immortal, invisible and unique God, Honor and glory for the centuries of the centuries! Amen..."

  Pray for the Holy Father's conversion, that he might preach True Tradition through and through, yes.
Charity is the chief theological Virtue, remember?
No charity --------> damnation !

  Humans naturally sin...don't you? Aren't we to glory in our infirmities as St Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12;5  "...but of myself I will glory in nothing save in my infirmities..."

  St Augustine understood this well; he wrote the bestseller 'The Confessions'.

AI: The Confessions
(written c. 397–400 AD) by St. Augustine of Hippo is a foundational text of Western literature and Christian theology in which the author openly admits his past as a sinful and prodigal man before his conversion to Christianity. Written as a direct prayer to God, it serves as the first Western autobiography, focusing on Augustine's journey from a life of selfish desires to a devoted spiritual life.
Key aspects of Augustine’s confession in the book include:

    Sinful Youth and Personal Confessions: Augustine paints himself as a "regretful sinner," detailing his struggles with lust, ambition, and intellectual pride...
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Many saints confessed they were the worst sinners in the whole world...

AI: For the holy Curé of Ars (Jean-Marie Vianney), recognizing oneself as a sinner is not despair, but openness to divine mercy. He taught that God runs after the sinner and that the greatest misery attracts the greatest mercy from God, making RECOGNITION of one's weakness a path to love.
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Humility ---------> Heaven

Slow to judgment brought to a insulting conclusion.   Tell the perpetrators of such crimes the humility gospel as they receive the lash or guillotine.  

The argument regards the systematic crushing of doctrine by Modernist apostates and heretics inside the Church. Not whether a pope had a concubine on the side. Is this an attempt at gaslighting or do people really not understand the basic position?

So my long post was referring to the photo of Card. Prevost and a man touching his neck, sort of. I focused on that, essentially. Is it a sin to show affection to another human? No. I agree that it is somewhat surprising, or out of the ordinary, but objectively looking at that photo, there is no sin. Different cultures do different things: Spanish, Italian, Filipinos are more affectionate...Englishmen not so much. Russian men kiss on the lips all the time!
So the point is, don't judge others, in the interior forum, as Lads would explain. We are all sinners.
So not gaslighting...

Now about the popes' systematic crushing of Catholic doctrine etc, yes, that is reality; I posted this in "members only" yesterday. Excerpt from + Stobnicki's lecture:

Pope Leo XIV repeating Vat II docs"

"...Relations between the Catholic Church and Muslims have been marked by a growing commitment of dialogue and fraternity, fostered by esteem for these our brothers and sisters who “worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has also spoken to humanity”.

   Of course we should reject all these evil docuмents. Expect more from Pope Leo XIV. Was JP II the last pope to use the "Ex Cathedra" infallibility, when he proclaimed that the  human soul /life begins at conception? Good for him.
99% of his other talks were not Trad. The Vatican hierachy is scandalous we agree. But who can judge the pope? All authority comes from God. St Paul says: "Honor the king." 
St Peter:
AI: The bible passage that instructs servants (household slaves) to be subject to difficult masters is

1 Peter 2:18-20. While St. Paul addresses slaves and masters in several letters (Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22, Titus 2:9, 1 Timothy 6:1), the specific phrase regarding submitting to "unreasonable" or "harsh" masters is penned by the Apostle Peter. 
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Excerpt from + Tissier de Mallerais;https://www.cathinfo.com/catholic-living-in-the-modern-world/a-combat-and-some-spiritual-weapons-de-mallerais-nov-11-2007-chardonnet/

"...These are the examples of Sacred Scripture. So, no haste, dear faithful, let's not sing victory and continue to persevere in the humble daily fight.

  The crisis of the Church is an opportunity for sanctification

  And it is on this fight that I would like to insist. This fight — this is the third point of my little speech — is a grace of God to us. We forget too much that Providence directs everything. That there are heretics in the Church is a great damage, but it is beneficial for the good, says St. Augustine. The presence of the wicked exists so that the good may be exercised in virtue. Thus the presence of heretics within the Church exerts perseverance in the faith of true Catholics.

  It is a grace at the beginning of the XXI century that we are this handful of faithful who still resist modernist heresy and have kept the integral faith by the grace of God. Therefore we would be in a certain way in the thanksgiving, in all humility, for it is not through us but by the grace of God that we have been maintained in faith, especially by the struggle of our dear parents or grandparents for forty years. So thank the Good God for placing us in the Church at that time to fight, and not to twiddle our thumbs but to continue this struggle of our fathers, a struggle of the faith that has lasted for forty years and that can last another twenty or thirty years. So let’s arm ourselves with patience [...]

  A battle and spiritual weapons

  We must arm ourselves for this fight. It is a spiritual struggle.

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God changed the heart of Saul, as he was to become the king. God changed the heart of St. Paul...instantly, thrown off his steed.  Doesn't St Ignatius teach that we too must beg God to change our heart?...
AI: 

• "Ask for a "change of soul" (as Ignatius experienced at Manresa) to see one's life as God sees it.
• Contemplate the Passion of Christ, begging for sorrow, compassion, and shame for how one’s own heart has been hardened. ...
• Ask for a heart of flesh, not stone: A change from being "detached" or cold toward God to being "attached" to God's will.
• Admit the need for divine help: Recognizing that one cannot change their own heart alone, the retreatant pleads for divine intervention..."

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God can change the Pope's heart in an instant, ..let's pray for that.