Official doctrine is that the pope is the head of the church.
“Christ’s Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life: The episcopal college and its head, the Pope”. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 1993. Retrieved 14 April 2013.”
I don’t believe this, but it is RC doctrine.
“Christ’s Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life: The episcopal college and its head, the Pope”. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 1993. Retrieved 14 April 2013.”
I don’t believe this, but it is RC doctrine.
What it actually says is that the Pope is head of the Episcopal College (true) and not head of the Church (false).