It may be because you aren’t Catholic that you have never seen a Pope as a spiritual leader, including this one. Attend Mass sometime (you are welcome at my church) and you will hear the Priest speak of the Popes spiritual outreach. It’s always there.
Thanks, but I went to a Mass one time - it was the most boring thing I’ve ever attended. I’ll stick with my church - thank you. I don’t need to hear how spiritual some man is - I want to hear about the love and glory of Jesus. For the record, I didn’t say that all the popes weren’t spiritual leaders - I said some of them weren’t, and this pope seems more political in nature. You see - the church is used wrongly = it isn’t a building or a place of worship - it’s the body of Christ. You will discover this if you read the New Testament.