Well, that about wraps it up for the Pope.
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I mean no Catholic Pope or even priest meets the biblical requirements of a pastor or elder that's laid forth in Scripture.
A pastor's REQUIRED to be MARRIED man with faithful Christian children. If a man can't lead his family, he certainly can't lead a church body. A pastor's relationship with his wife is two parts of a whole that should mirror Christ's relationship with the church, His bride, as He leads her. Then as it follows... The pastors relationship with his church body as the pastor leads them.
So to recap, not only is there no position of Pope in scripture, but the Pope and no unmarried Catholic priest even meets the biblical requirements of a church leadership position according to scripture.
God's word should always come before man's tradition. At least that's what Jesus and Moses and the apostles were teaching against the Pharisees and others.
Paul was an apostle not an Elder (pastor / bishop) or Deacon. An apostle had no requirements only that they had walked with the Lord Acts 1:21-22. Paul, guided by the Holy Spirit is the one who wrote the requirements to both Timothy and Titus.
1 Timothy 3, Titus 1
You beat me to it.
Spot on.