How many Protestants have lost faith in the Pope and, as I do, view him simply as another leftist for the world to deal with? No human being should be considered as God by anyone. Some people are wise, or intelligent, or gifted intellectually or artistically. Some people have social gifts, athletic gifts and healing gifts through medicine and science. But, only God is God and to endow a man or woman with His powers is just fantasy. To study religion and to explain the tenets of that to others is a great thing, such as being a pastor or priest but each individual must communicate with God in a personal way. The Pope has no more power with God than any of you do.
For that matter, how many Catholics feel that way about him? “Is the Pope Catholic?” used to be a joke. Now it’s a legitimate question about Red Frank.
Jesus Christ was not a Human Being? I believe the doctrine is Wholly God and Wholly Man. Man and human are pretty much synonymous, I believe.No one worships the Pope as God. Ther have been bad popes before, even one who was unrepentantly heretical but they did not have any effects on the Magisterium.