8.24. Are you saying these Vatican II “popes” are evil or deliberately deceiving millions?

We are not judging their interior guilt or intentions—that belongs to God alone. But we must judge their public acts and teachings, especially when they contradict infallible Catholic doctrine. St. Paul rebuked even St. Peter when he compromised the truth (Gal. 2:11–14).

Whether these men are consciously deceiving or themselves deceived, the result is the same: objective heresy, leading souls into error and loss of grace. A pope cannot lead the Church into heresy. If someone does, then he is not a true pope. As St. Robert Bellarmine taught, a public heretic cannot be pope.

Their policies and doctrines must be judged on their fruits, not on assumed sincerity. The Church is governed by objective law and doctrine—not sentiment or human judgment.

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8.23. If what you’re saying is true, why haven’t more people realized it? Why would God let only a few see the truth?

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8.25. Do you believe the Vatican II “popes” are part of a conspiracy or anti-church trying to destroy the Catholic faith?