“If the pope gave a pectoral cross to me I’d be pretty certain he was making me a bishop...”
Without a consecration Mass? You need to go back to CCD or grade school religion class. No consecration, no bishop. It’s pretty simple and every Catholic knows it.
I said “If the pope gave a pectoral cross to me I’d be pretty certain he was making me a bishop...” not “if the pope gave me a pectoral cross I’d be pretty certain he had made me a bishop...”
Regardless, HAVE MERCY but some people can be condescending
Coming from you, that's hilarious: telling someone what every Catholic should know!