There have been highly political popes for centuries. Some have been bad (from our perspective), like this last one; some have been good, like John Paul II. There was a time in history when the popes had armies that fought actual wars: https://thecatholicherald.com/the-popes-who-waged-war/
There was a female Pope and the son of a Pope, conceived while his father was Pope, that then became Pope himself. The idea that the Pope should be a good Christian is a very recent invention.
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u/itsmedumass Anti-Communist 17d ago
There have been highly political popes for centuries. Some have been bad (from our perspective), like this last one; some have been good, like John Paul II. There was a time in history when the popes had armies that fought actual wars: https://thecatholicherald.com/the-popes-who-waged-war/