Rush Limbaugh is a mainstream conservative. He does oppose abortion and the sodomite agenda. Granted he is not a right-winger by JTF standards but he opposes all the main tenets of leftism, not just economic socialism. He and Sarah Palin were spot on about Bergoglio.
But let's pretend that's the only thing they care about--why don't they have the right to criticize the pope in that field? By your own admission, Bergoglio is at minimum "ignorant". However, I find it very hard to believe that the most powerful and influential religious figure in the whole world is stupid or naive and doesn't know what he's talking about. He is a diehard advocate of Latin American Marxist liberation theology and that's as far removed from real Christianity as Shiite Islam is.
1.) I know Rush Limbaugh is mainstream, but I think that's a bad thing. Chaim, you, and some others are critical of Michael Savage. Whatever you think of his personality, Michael Savage talks about the "3rd-world invasion", and actually uses the term "sodomite". I don't think I have heard any conservative commentator on TV or radio besides Savage say that the Republican party isn't going to get most of the Hispanic vote (no matter what they do). Edit: actually Jay Severin has talked about that as well, but I can't think of anyone else.
2.) They do have the right to criticize him in that field, but I don't think Republicans should be resentful to him because of his ignorance on an issue. Why isn't it an opportunity to enlighten, and why isn't it an opportunity to point out the left's deception (glorifying a religious figure because of only one of his views, even though they're disdainful of the church he represents)?
3.) I can believe that he's capable of ignorance; he's human.