One last thought on this. The pope gets a pass when he is permitted to remain in his position of authority - supposedly over all Christians - even when his behavior is contrary to Biblical standards for, at minimum, a member, and more so for those in positions of leadership. And...I'm not talking about whoopsies and the common human sin nature, but ongoing, public and overt displays of depravity and immorality. Ask yourself if St. Peter would have laid hands on any of those "bad popes" and placed them - or allowed them to remain - in church leadership? See, I don't think he would and that is why I reject both the mandated submission to the Pope of Rome and acceptance of dogmas that either contradict Scripture or do not have Apostolic sanction that are part of the Roman Catholic faith of today.
I appreciate your respectful reply and hope you have a blessed Lord's day.
Jesus chose Paul as an Apostle after rising from the dead. What would Paul say about immorality in the Church...?
1 Corinthians
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this. So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.