“the people of the Catholic church have absolutely no say on who gets appointed to what, when, or how, or where....”
So what you’re saying is that a few old birds in the Vatican control the whole church! They spend years “working their way” up into the church’ hierarchy and then they get to decide who your Pope is! I guess I’m glad I’m not a member, but then most churches are socialist/Marxist in their basic operation, so Catholicism isn’t any different than most of the rest. I won’t belong to any religious organization that’s run by mortals who tell you that you’re not good enouogh, but if youi give them money and do what they tell you, you might just be good enough to die and go wherever they tell you is the “good place.”
>> I won’t belong to any religious organization that’s run by mortals who tell you that you’re not good enough
You’re always good enough for Christ.
Catholic charities tend to have the lowest administrative overhead. And you’re never obligated to help the local ministry pay its bills.