• Orangutanion@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I’m not religious so correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think the Pope is a prophet? Like yeah he’s the official leader of the Catholic Church but I don’t think they believe that he convenes with god… I could be wrong though.

      • Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        There’s basically two things:

        • the Pope can make no mistake when talking on behalf of the whole church;
        • the Pope is assisted by the holy spirit when interpreting the word of God
      • sndrtj@feddit.nl
        3·
        1 month ago

        In Catholic thought, the Pope is considered somewhat of an intermediary between God and mankind. One of the Latin names for the pope is Pontifex Maximus (also origin of the word pontiff and pontificate), which means something like “supreme bridge builder”, as in bridge between God and Earth.