Ah yes, now I remember why I don't come into the FFVII forum anymore.

Champagne, you seem to be a lot like me and don't like to acknowledge the Ultimania or Compilation. Though I think these things are disappointing and choosing to ignore them enables me to retain my love for the original game you have to accept that the mess that got created is all official. There isn't any way you can argue against the ret-con and other stuff using source material from the original game. By staying true to the original game we are essentially no different than the people who were making up and believing crackpot speculations of the original game.
Though writing all every non game source does make the lore more enjoyable to some (like me) it should be realized that it falls into the same category as just making stuff up because you like it better that way.

Which as I said, is the reason I don't usually come into this forum anymore.