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For context, I disagree with the Catholic church and I am not Catholic myself. But up until recently, I simply considered it a matter of difference, similar to a church who firmly believes that water baptism is needed for salvation, as opposed to another who simply see it as an outward expression of your conversion and faith. But with the pope's recent changes to fundamental church doctrine lately, I have to ask: Why and How can you still follow a church that is betraying the teachings of Jesus Christ himself? I understand one of the cornerstones of Catholic faith is faith in the church, so much as doctrine spoken by the pope is considered on par with scripture itself. But how can you continue to condone the actions of a MAN (Yes, the pope is human at the end of the day) who speaks "law" which directly contradicts Christ's teachings? Does this not bother you or cause a moment's pause to think "Maybe this isn't the correct church?"

For context: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/11/12/vatican-says-transsexuals-and-homoaffective-persons-can-be-baptized-serve-as-godparents/

For context, I disagree with the Catholic church and I am not Catholic myself. But up until recently, I simply considered it a matter of difference, similar to a church who firmly believes that water baptism is needed for salvation, as opposed to another who simply see it as an outward expression of your conversion and faith. But with the pope's recent changes to fundamental church doctrine lately, I have to ask: Why and How can you still follow a church that is betraying the teachings of Jesus Christ himself? I understand one of the cornerstones of Catholic faith is faith in the church, so much as doctrine spoken by the pope is considered on par with scripture itself. But how can you continue to condone the actions of a MAN (Yes, the pope is human at the end of the day) who speaks "law" which directly contradicts Christ's teachings? Does this not bother you or cause a moment's pause to think "Maybe this isn't the correct church?" For context: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/11/12/vatican-says-transsexuals-and-homoaffective-persons-can-be-baptized-serve-as-godparents/

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so much as doctrine spoken by the pope is considered on par with scripture itself

This is a big misconception. According to Catholic doctrine, pretty much anything the pope says is considered to be his opinion. Papal Infallibility is not even remotely the default. In fact it has almost never been used, some say it has only been used twice in the last 2000 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility#Instances_of_infallible_declarations

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So they're as reliable as Mormon prophets? Why have them at all? If the Pope is an error prone man, why follow a church under his lead, given the decisions he has made in the past decade?

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Because I refuse to relent the title Catholic to the jews. I consider myself Catholic, was baptized Catholic, but do not follow Vatican II.

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You'll excuse me for sounding disrespectful, but that sounds utterly silly to me. The title of Catholic is more important that the following of the God whom he religion claims to be based around?