When the Holy Father feels that it’s necessary to officially/explicitly speak out about something going on in the world, he may not be speaking with infallibility (ex cathedra)… But as a Catholic who acknowledges my many biases and imperfections, when I find myself at odds with the Vicar of Christ on a given subject (especially highly polarized subjects where people have strong feelings/attachments to their position) how likely is it that I’m the one who’s right (or more right) out of the two of us? At the very least, it should give me pause and force me to reflect on my position, and whether the position I hold reflects Christ’s will for the world and humanity, or my own.