The pope is a catholic tradition and not based on biblical teaching or doctrine. The Bible actually explicitly says there is no one between God and man.
“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,” I Timothy 2:5 NKJV
I’m in the exact same place! I’m finishing Haggai this week as well. Never realized how great these minor prophets’ books were. Minor only in length!
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In context this is to believers in Christ and His sacrifice. Don’t practice bad interpretation and apply this to anyone who stands up to evil. Jesus is the only way!