A listener named John asks, "What about bad popes who lived immoral lives, etc? How can they lead the Church?" As Greg explains, there have been good popes, bad popes, and mostly average popes, but the office of the seat of Peter is greater than any man who occupies it.

Listen to two previous episodes about the papacy:

#38: “A Protestant Asks, ”Why Do Catholics Have a Pope?”

#39 “More Protestant Questions About the Pope: Can He Just Make Stuff Up?”

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