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Respectfully, Catholics do not believe that the Pope is King. We only call Christ the King, always have. We believe that the Pope is the Vicar of Christ, His representative on earth, and can not err in the teachings of faith and morals, from the time that Jesus Christ made St. Peter the rock on which His church was to be built.

Many non-Catholics do not understand the role of the clergy and the Pope in the Church. Many non-Catholics do not understand how everything about Catholicism IS Christ-centered. Everything leads back to Christ. Everything. The Mass -- both the Litury of the Word (the readings and the Gospel) and the Litury of the Eucharist are Christ-centered. A crucifix is on the altar of every Catholic Church to remind us that Jesus SUFFERED and DIED for our sins and our salvation, and we are not worthy.

God bless.

The things which you suggest ( accurately in my opinion ) that non-Catholics do not understand about the Catholic Church are virtually identical to the things Catholics do not understand about Protestant churches and many Protestants don't understand about each others' churches.