Philos your missing the point. One Pope wearing robes does not make a whole eighth of the world damned to Hell. If they believe in Christ, and put Christ before the pope, and repent, and do all the things, then they are just as faithful as you. This whole practice of stereotyping a whole religion of people, is quite narrow minded. I know plenty of catholics who agree that the Pope shouldn't be wearing fine robes and jewels. I know some who have reasons to believe he should. The church, really, does not dictate their views. Nor do they give everything they have to the church. You all seem to assume the are devout to 'the church', and not to God. This is not the case.