That didn’t answer any of the questions.
Does God speak to the pope?
Does the pope speak for God?
Where does he get his infallible pronouncements from?
The same way he speaks to you.
Does the pope speak for God?
The same way you speak to him.
Where does he get his infallible pronouncements from?
Christ instructed the Church to preach everything he taught (Matt. 28:19–20) and promised the protection of the Holy Spirit to "guide you into all the truth" (John 16:13). That mandate and that promise guarantee the Church will never fall away from his teachings (Matt. 16:18, 1 Tim. 3:15), even if individual Catholics might.