By Pete Baklinski, Crisis Magazine - It’s a narrow road for faithful Catholics in the Francis pontificate; we must reject the spiritually cancerous belief that Francis is not the pope while resisting spiritually damaging teachings... It has become evident to many Catholics around the world that the Francis pontificate has been a disappointment and even a disaster. There are more learned Catholics than myself who have meticulously catalogued the myriad of ways in which Pope Francis, from the beginning of his pontificate in 2013, has made statements and promoted pastoral practices that depart from Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and previous solidified teachings of the magisterium.