[OLD REGGIE]

What possesses a man to ascend to the heights of such hubris?

I dunno. It was a few hundred years (post Constantine) that the system of the Papacy developed. A few hundred more years before the Bishop of Rome had the audacity to claim "Primacy" over other Bishops.

It then became necessary to write a "history" (which has undergone a few changes) to "fill in the blanks".

The short answer is: You'll have to ask your Church. And, don't expect an answer.

[MarkBsnr]

***What possesses a man to ascend to the heights of such hubris?

I dunno.***

You don’t know why individual men possess hubris to the point of becoming their own Pope? May I ask your reasons?

***The short answer is: You’ll have to ask your Church. And, don’t expect an answer.***

I’m asking you. And you are somewhat correct; I do not expect a cogent answer.