No its a legitimate question. So first of all the pope is the successor of St. Peter and is a basically the overseer of the Church. More specifically, he oversees all decisions made by the Church, he can invoke infallibility, he is the spokesperson of the Church and can make decisions about how...
So as a member of the Catholic Church, I know that there are a ton of misconception about Catholics. I realize that this is because people genuinely don't know what the church actually teaches. So I would love to answer anything that you might be confused about. Now understand I am not trying...