The Roman Curia.
Directly, about 1.1 billion. Indirectly, about 6.45 billion.
Bishops work for their dioceses but are under the guidance and leadership of the pope. There are bishops in Rome who are assigned various offices in the Vatican as part of the curia who may work directly for the pope. Many of these are cardinals.
No, Pope Urban II called the council.
The Pope or King being better is matter of personal preference of the people that are or would be under their rule or authority.
The Pope asked them to fight and many Christians answered his call.
Yes! 'The Call' was written by Jessie Pope. WW1 1915
Which Pope Urban? There are several.
Pope Urban II
Not directly. There is a 'chain of command' in the Church, not unlike the military. Ministers, such as priests, come under the supervision of their immediate superior - pastor, abbot, bishop, for example. The pope has more to do than supervise the actions of each of the thousands of Catholic priests.
He became an ordained member of the clergy in 1969 during the reign of Pope Paul VI and has served under Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. However, he has never worked directly under a pope and spent nearly all of his life as an ordained minister serving the Church in Argentina.
No, the pope is not under a vow of silence.
Pope.