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Why do you need a pope?

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The Pope and his cardinals are responsible for interpreting the Bible for Catholics. They publish their interpretation in The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholics consider the Pope to be God's representative on Earth.

During the reformation some people decided that they didn't need a Pope and could interpret The Bible themselves. That was why Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German

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