Is There an Alternative to the Pope?

I think part of the problem may have been, and maybe I use this word loosely, is the ultramontanism that developed under John Paul and Benedict. We were looking directly at the pope and to try to clarify the chaos of our local parishes. And maybe what we did is didn't emphasize enough the personal. But it probably would have been more helpful if we were like, yeah, the pope shouldn't have been kissing the Quran or praying with pagans. It's syncretism. Yeah, this shouldn't be going on. The greatest form of charity is to respectfully call them back to Christ as St Catherine of Santa did when the pope was an avignon.