The 'Living Prophet' gets a revelation from GOD and the Quorum of Twelve vote to proclaim it true or not. They must hear the Holy Spirit MUCH better than Catholic cardinals, for they are ALWAYS unamimously in agreement with what the LP has spoken.
LDS Living Prophet; Thomas Monson...
LDS Quorum of Twelve
Does the POPE have his own song???
http://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/we-thank-thee-o-god-for-a-prophet?lang=eng