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Well, we cannot compare them with Protestants or the Orthodox; this is completely unjust. Protestants deny dogmas; they are heretics, and society does not deny the dogmas. They kept intact the same faith that the Church has always held until the council. Protestants declare each individual or each community to be the judge of the Word of God. They do not accept tradition. The society does not set itself up as a private judge, but simply follows the official teaching of the perennial magisterium of the Church through the centuries.
Regarding religious freedom, ecumenism, and collegiality, for example, this is not their own teaching or their own judgment. They adhere to the official, century-old, continuous, perennial teaching of the Popes, not their own. In this case, there is a clear ambiguity in some council texts and in the current magisterium. For example, in Amoris Laetitia, which belongs to the magisterium of the Church, they firmly say they cannot accept certain interpretations. Also, in Fiducia Supplicans, the blessing of homosexual couples is presented. Another example is when Pope Francis stated that all religions are willed by God. This was taught as part of his magisterium.
When we say that such statements are not in accordance with tradition, we are not behaving as Protestants, because it is evident that such expressions, even when presented as authentic magisterium, can be compared with the constant tradition of the Church. Pope Francis himself stated that Amoris Laetitia is part of his authentic magisterium, including the question of admitting the divorced and remarried to Holy Communion, as he expressed in his letter to the bishops of Argentina. Yet this appears contrary to the consistent tradition.
Therefore, when one says that one cannot accept such an act of the magisterium, for example, allowing the divorced to receive Holy Communion, one is not acting as a Protestant or making a private judgment. Rather, one judges it in light of the law of God and the entire tradition. This is not the same as private judgment.
We also cannot equate them with the Orthodox. The Orthodox reject the dogma of primacy and the dogma of infallibility, and they maintain separation. In some sense, they even accept this separation and consider Rome to be on the same level as other churches. This is substantially different from the position of society. Therefore, the comparison with Protestants and with the Orthodox is, in this case, wrong and unjust.