Why is the pope the holy father of us all?

Notice I am not offending any religion especially christianity , but I am a little confused actually.First I am a researcher and my last subject was religion, I already studied some religion and now im into catholics.

First we all know that people need a leader but yet this leader should chosen by the people,the pope is chosen by a group of religiouse men that lock themselves inside a house,ok I respect that is the religion's way of choosing but we all know the human heart isn't totally pure so do you think that maybe those men will be bribed (gr & sp) ?

Also isn't the FATHER is the GOD ,then ehy is there another father for us on earth?

ANd before this reasearch I had one about conspiracy theorists, and how the pope is connected and these stuff,I'm not a conspiracy mainiac but a question bout the pope really pissed me , which is why is he able to change whats in the bible and why does he take judgments as if he wants like being a GOD?(notice this information is non official and was posted by a mere user so correct me if I'm wrong)

And finally, would anything change if the pope was not here?

Again this a mere confusion and not an offence ,I know that religion is a very sensitive subject and people hate to talk about it, but if my confusion is gone ,its all thanks to the christians right ?:P

Sorry for the spelling :P.

I think catholics believe that the pope's choice is influenced by god. The church is not a democracy so the pope is not elected by popular vote. But I am by no means a religous expert so I could be entirely misinformed.

I think the Pope is supposed to have a special connection to God which is why he has so much power. The group that chooses the new Pope is supposed to have all of our best interests at heart so I think that is why they choose the Pope and why they don't just have a mass voting by Catholics instead. I don't really remember anymore, I used to be Catholic and had all the Sunday school classes but it has been a while

The position of the Pope is something that existed in the Catholic faith for centuries. That doesn't mean all Christians look at him in the same light. Some denominations of Christianity opposed to Catholics actually say that the Pope is going to Hell too just because of their conflicts with Cathoilc beliefs.

If you look up the Wikipedia article on the Pope it may explain it in more detail why his position exists. Or, you can ask in OT where the vast majority of the people are Atheist and get the popcorn ready for the various responses they will give.

I think the Pope is supposed to have a special connection to God which is why he has so much power. The group that chooses the new Pope is supposed to have all of our best interests at heart so I think that is why they choose the Pope and why they don't just have a mass voting by Catholics instead. I don't really remember anymore, I used to be Catholic and had all the Sunday school classes but it has been a while

Bane_09

I think the Pope is supposed to have a special connection to God which is why he has so much power. The group that chooses the new Pope is supposed to have all of our best interests at heart so I think that is why they choose the Pope and why they don't just have a mass voting by Catholics instead. I don't really remember anymore, I used to be Catholic and had all the Sunday school classes but it has been a while

Bane_09

The position of the Pope is something that existed in the Catholic faith for centuries. That doesn't mean all Christians look at him in the same light. Some denominations of Christianity opposed to Catholics actually say that the Pope is going to Hell too just because of their conflicts with Cathoilc beliefs.

If you look up the Wikipedia article on the Pope it may explain it in more detail why his position exists. Or, you can ask in OT where the vast majority of the people are Atheist and get the popcorn ready for the various responses they will give.

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Well, he's not my father, that's for sure.

Hmmmm.....ok I got it. Bwt you changed now?

FMAB_GTO

Yup I consider myself an atheist now but I still enjoy studying religion. I still go to church with my family from time to time, I believe that even if you don't agree with everything the church or a particular religion says, you can still benefit from some of the wisdom religious groups have to offer

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Hmmmm.....ok I got it. Bwt you changed now?

Bane_09

Yup I consider myself an atheist now but I still enjoy studying religion. I still go to church with my family from time to time, I believe that even if you don't agree with everything the church or a particular religion says, you can still benefit from some of the wisdom religious groups have to offer

The head of the church is Jesus Christ, not the pope. By the church, I mean the group of all people worldwide who have repented from their sins and received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

I'm a christian, but not really catholic so I don't follow anything the pope says.

I'm sorry I follow God not man.

What about the black pope in Solomons temple?!?!

its because he has that special magical hat.

What about the black pope in Solomons temple?!?!

ToppledPillars

Yea, you really trust uneducated, catholics from around the world to somehow pick a pope that will lead the church? Someone has to lead. That leader must be educated and ready for the job. With 1 billion catholics there would be no way for the people to elect him. Plus the pope has been elected by other bishops since 60 A.D. why change that now?ferrari2001

It has to do with control in the end.. There were three bastions of power historically.. The Nobles, Monarchy and the church.. The catholic church up until recently was a extremely powerful political force.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="DocDelicious"]Ok so lemme start by saying that the catholic religion is the single most evil and corrupt organization on earth. I know this because I went to catholic school and have had to deal with them all my life. I'm not saying that god doesn't exist or anything like that...just that the church is Satan spawn. So that being said in catholic tradition they believe that the pope is the direct defendant of the apostle Peter who Jesus named as his brother and successor. Therefore according to their crazy logic this makes the pope literally a decendant of god. And that when choosing the pope that it is not the cardinals who do so, but the holy spirit that drives their hand and merely points out the next in line. He is often referred to as "the mouth of god". They believe that every action made by the pope is directly influenced by god and furthermore anything he says while in the "Holy See", which is currently within the Vatican, is the literal "word of god" and therefore infallible. Hopefully this kind of answers your question and if you have any more id be more than happy to answer to the best of my knowledge. I like to think I kind of know my stuff when it comes to Catholics. Pretty much because I was forced to being the only anti-religious person at a school filled with bible thumpers and having to argue with priests/nuns, teachers, and students almost daily.ferrari2001

What you describe is modern day nobility by heritage.. Who would support that?

What about the black pope in Solomons temple?!?!

ToppledPillars

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="GazaAli"] One thing I noticed about Christians is that they really have a problem in differentiating God from humans. I mean Jesus who is a human is supposed to be God on the human form or whatever. Then we have the pope which according to your post is a descendant of God. I don't know why they like to mix God with humans.sSubZerOo

What you describe is modern day nobility by heritage.. Who would support that?

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What about the black pope in Solomons temple?!?!

DocDelicious

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What about the black pope in Solomons temple?!?!

FMAB_GTO