God created all souls. He did NOT establish a vehicle wherein He needs a flesh being to establish anything for Him. He sent His Son, Christ, Emmanuel, which means God with us, without need to have a filtration system to speak for HIM. The pope is a man fabricated position that is not in alignment with 'sola scripture'. God gave each and every soul a brain, intellect, and He and He alone judges the status of that soul/intellect/spirit.
Christ Himself said call no man 'Father', as in spiritual elevation of representation of The Creator. But since the beginning flesh has always needed to do things better. I cannot have a Biblical conversation with Catholics as they hide behind an object call the church as the only path to heaven. I do find it amusing to hear them roar about old Luther, and wonder what their reaction would be if Luther was there opening the door to heaven for their return....
This world is at the abyss of evil and on marches the traditions of men no matter their division... And as Christ Himself said these things need be.
“God ... (does not need) to have a filtration system to speak for HIM.”
So I take it you don’t go to a church because the minister would be a filtration system speaking for God, right? With 40,000 Christian denominations and constantly splitting more and more, I would think any Christian, Catholic or not would eventually think: Isn’t there one person of final authority and unity to settle these endless disputes over scriptures, doctrines and divisions?
“that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.” - John 17:22
“one”, not 40,000. Notice that at the end of the scripture, Jesus said one of the main reasons many in the world don’t believe in Him is because of the endless divisions among Christians.