8 critical flaws in Bishop Schneider's defense of a Francis papacy - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

I contend, eight critical flaws in Bishop Schneider’s argument, seen from this perspective:
He prioritizes history over theology in resolving a question which is primarily theological in natureHe fails to distinguish between what is of human law and what is of divine law in the law concerning papal electionsHe denies that the Holy See can be vacant for a “considerable time”He appears to deny that there can be temporary doubt over the identity of the popeHe appears to make “the wish the father of the thought” in denying the possibility of a vacant see because of the evil consequences that would follow from itHe assumes that it is certain that new ordinaries cannot take up office if the Holy See is vacantHe encourages the faithful to make a profession of faith directly opposed to the teachings of the man whom he holds to be the pope, and thus the man who is “the living rule which the Church must follow in belief and always follows in fact” (Cardinal Billot).He categorizes the errors …