You didn't answer my question. Is the Roman Pontiff, or your Pope, who is the Bishop of Rome, over you and the Roman Church. What you call the Catholic Church. Now, lie to me some more.
It doesn't matter if Roman Pontiff is not an official title. The Pope is known as the Roman Pontiff. From 'Catholic Encyclopedia: The Pope-New Advent'
"The Title pope, once used with far greater latitude...is at present employed to denote the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the vicar of Christ upon the earth....The church's doctrine as to the pope was authoritatively declared in the Vatican Council in the Constitution 'Pastor Aetermus'. The four chapters of that Constitution deal respectfully with the office of Supreme Head conferred on St. Peter, the perpetuity of this office in the person of the Roman Pontiff..." From 'Catholic Encyclopedia: The Pope- New Advent'
You do like to duck and dodge and weave at anything that connects the Roman Church being identified as Roman. We have argued this before. As I have said, if your so ashamed of being connected with the Roman Church, why don't you leave? Even your Catechism of the Council of Trent is called the 'Roman Catechism'. See "The Roman Catechism of the Council of Trent"
Why this desire on your part to not be connected to Rome? Because it makes you look oxymoronic when the Roman Church is called the Roman Catholic Church. Which is what it is. It is the Church of Rome, obtaining rule over the entire Church of Jesus Christ by a select priestly class, such as yourself. You answer to your Roman Pontiff. You answer to the Church at Rome. You are not Catholic, you are Roman. You don't fool anyone.
Stranger
