All persons are bound to seek the truth in those things which regard God and His Church and by virtue of divine law are bound by the obligation and possess the right of embracing and observing the truth which they have come to know.
Canon 748.1
I’d say the identity of the Vicar of Christ on Earth falls under the general category header of “things which regard God and His Holy Church.”
And being within the category of “All Persons”, we do what we are BOUND by Divine Law to do.
Pray for Pope Benedict XVI, the one and only living Pope whether he likes it or not, the Papacy, and Holy Mother Church.