Why do people go to visit the pope?

Answer 1

To worship the pope is poorly done. No Catholic is permitted to worship any man but the Godman Christ, to do otherwise would be a grave sin. The pope is the temporal leader of Christ's Church and carries the authority of Christ in his papal office. For this reason, the papal office is respected and revered by the faithful, irregardless of the worthiness of the man who has been elected to it. No living man has more on his shoulders or is responsible for more than the pope. He will be judged on the Last Day for his efforts on preserving and spreading God's love through His Church. Thus it was, in recognition of this crushing responsibility, that newly elected popes often vested for the first time in what had come to be called "the crying room" since the immensity of the office was suddenly theirs to contemplate. No one more than a pope must work out their salvation in "fear and trembling". Popes, however, finding their strength in God have reached out to the world in great spiritual and humanitarian efforts while still guiding the Church of Christ. Because of their great Faith and charity many Catholics and even non-Catholics enthusiastically support the pope. They do not worship him, however, unless some over-zealous person uses the word in obvious hyperbole.

Answer 2

People went to the pope for advice because of his spiritual connection.

Answer 3

my thought would be to see the pope