In 2013, at his papal inauguration of March 19-20, Pope Francis said he strives to “promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religions.” Does this respect between different religions, then to your mind suggest the Pope has no respect to any religion?
Yes.
On the contrary, the Pope is infallible on such matters of doctrine, as he is, in your words, a Catholic clergyman and therefore in persona Christ. Your own reasoning condemns itself, and those who supported you before don’t have a lot of room: that is your argument against respecting other religions taken to its natural conclusion.
Infallibility is only given in special situations.
St. THOMAS Aquinas, St. R.BELLARMIN aso. have declared, that a pope can be heretical - well proven by history - and we catholics are not allowed to be obedient in that case.
Aquinas also denied the Immaculate Conception and Bellarmine literally thought the Sun went round the Earth. Read Pastor Aeternus again and get back to us.
I know "Pastor Aeternus" and due to historians like H.v.JEDIN - different to You - also the way it was and has to be understood.
St.PETER, LIBERIUS, ZOSIMUS, VIGILIUS aso. - Your untenable positio would let any progressistic german TheologyProfessor begin to grin...