St. Cyprian: "To adhere to a false Bishop of Rome is to be out of communion with the Church."
Mr. Bergoglio himself is responsible for proving us right. He does not fulfill the functions of the Pope.
St. Thomas Cajetan, O.P. (1469-1534)
Theologian and Cardinal
He points out that the famous axiom "Ubi Petrus, ibi Ecclesia" (Where the Pope is, there is also the Church) holds true only when the Pope acts and behaves as the Pope, because Peter "is subject to the duties of the Office" otherwise, "neither is the Church in him, nor is he in the Church."
St Jerome:
"Which of us does not remember his infancy? I shall make you laugh {...} if I recount the memories of my childhood: how I ran about among the workshops of the slaves; how I spent the holidays in play; or how I had to be dragged like a captive from my grandmother's lap to the lessons of my enraged Orbilius. You may still more be astonished if I say that, even now that my head is grey and bald, I often seem in my dreams to be a long-haired youth, dressed in my toga, standing to declaim a controversial thesis before the master of rhetoric; and, when I wake, I congratulate myself on escaping the peril of making a speech."
is it costumary for anyone below rank to kneel (and kissing ring) before cardinal&pope (i dont know about bishop)?