Meh. There have been lots of bad popes and lots of good popes and lots who were in the middle. The Holy Spirit guides the Church, and sometimes He needs to be a cleansing fire to root out evil and indifference.
FWIW, I used to be Baptist before becoming Catholic, because the Church is so much more than the sum of Her bishops (including the Bishop of Rome).
Meh. There have been lots of bad popes and lots of good popes and lots who were in the middle. The Holy Spirit guides the Church, and sometimes He needs to be a cleansing fire to root out evil and indifference.
FWIW, I used to be Baptist before becoming Catholic, because the Church is so much more than the sum of Her bishops (including the Bishop of Rome).
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