i love our current pope.  long may he reign (so to speak!)   and i agree with Marx that '''' as catholics … loyalty is substantial for the catholic faith.''      my response is that first and foremost we are christians, followers of Jesus Christ….. not whomever might be currently filling in the sante sede !… we are nothing if we do not recognize the presence of Christ in our daily life… in our daily personal prayers….in our daily decisions (large and small) hopefully made in the presence of the Lord.   the rest is just politics.