All non Catholics should care what the pope says.
After all, it is decreed by Catholic authorities that ALL Christians must accept their pope as the authority in their lives.
In September 1995, Pope John Paul II issued a statement claiming that recognition of the primacy of the Pope is essential for unity. An article in a 1995 Southern Cross read, “Pope: For unity, all churches must accept papal authority.”
For the Catholic Church, this unity does not only apply to the Reformation churches, but includes all the people of the worldBiblically aware born again Christians flatly reject the Catholic denomination's attempt to force them/us to be a part of their belief system.
And on the contrary, ALL churches...and all people...MUST accept the authority of Jesus. Over ANY man.
Having a personal relationship with Jesus trumps big time being a member of a religion such as Catholicism.
You are kind of making my point for me.
You choose not to accept Roman Catholicism as the one, true, Church founded by Christ himself, and whose representative on Earth, the Vicar of Christ, is known as the Supreme Pontiff, or more simply, the Pope (Bishop of Rome).
By not accepting His church, your are morally free to ignore the teachings of His church. You are not bound to anything any Pope says. You don’t have to agree with any dogmata, nor with any discipline, doctrine, etc.
In short, no Catholic, no problem. Worry about what is happening in your own church, and live a happy person.