The fact of the matter is, Francis is the Pope. There is no serious opposition to him within the hierarchy, and what little opposition exists is being slowly destroyed.
“The fact of the matter is, Francis is the Pope. There is no serious opposition to him within the hierarchy, and what little opposition exists is being slowly destroyed”
The same could have been said for the people around the time of Christ in the day when the people all shouted “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” (i.e. There was no serious opposition to Judas and Caiaphas within the hierarchy.)
Yet the Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ aroused the disciples afterwords and the Catholic Church arose out of the crumbs and Jesus became glorified and true Popes have reigned with Christ Jesus for centuries.