You wrote:
“Some interpretations of prophecy indicate that Catholicism and Islam will unite to take over the world, so I can’t ignor the possibility the pope might have done this.”
No LEGITIMATE or VALID interpretation of prophecy indicates that Catholicism and Islam will unite to take over the world. NONE.
Be patient, my dear.
Legitimate or valid, by whose standard?
If we are really in the last days, you are going to see acts and wonders you never conceived as possibilities.