Catholics do not "worship" the pope. We worship God and God alone. Sorry for your confusion. (I thought you said you used to be a Catholic... :think: )
Jack Chick had this to say, he's the guy some people love to hate.
Dear ones in Christ,
This September, for the first time, a pope will speak to a joint session of Congress.
Greatly loved and admired, Pope Francis is possibly the most powerful and richest man on earth today. To over a billion followers, he is Jesus Christ on earth.
When he arrives on our shores, he'll be received as a king, loved and lifted up by the media. Congressmen and politicians will fall all over themselves to greet him. Roman Catholics will feel like God Himself has come to America. Just like President George W. Bush, when asked what he saw in the eyes of Pope Benedict XVI. He replied, "God." But Pope Francis outdoes all as a religious star. The coming of this Jesuit-trained pope will be televised worldwide.
In the past, mighty men of God like Martin Luther, John Calvin, Roger Williams, John Knox, John Wesley, Spurgeon, Moody and Billy Sunday wouldn't be caught dead shaking hands with the pope. All of them in one voice would call Pope Francis "antichrist" (against, and in the place of, Christ).
everready
