Seems like something has to give eventually...
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fair enough, but how many churches will carry catholic doctrine minus the Pope?
I dunno, maybe I'm full of shit here, lol.
I’m not catholic, but my understanding is that popes come and go and they will focus on their traditions rather than whatever comes out of his mouth.
I think the whole institution of a papacy is big dumb anyway. I can read the Bible myself. I don’t need some dude in a hat to tell me what it says.
To be fair, it's a very nice hat, lol.
Catholic here, your first assessment is correct. The Pope is basically the president of the Church, he mediates and keeps order between all the other Bishops and writes a book every once in a while. In fact, Papal infallibility hasnt been invoked in about a century, which is the only situation in which he has to be taken seriously (Unless your a priest, because he's your boss).
Second assessment is incorrect, as the current Pope would likely burst into flames if he even tried to touch a Catholic Bible.