"Pope" you're not serious?

People never cease to amaze me. God made humans smarter than the animals but apparently many of us fail to take advantage of all our brain cells. Recently there has been alot of media attention surrounding the "pope". In all of my 44 years I have never once read in the bible where I , you or anyone else for that mater, needs a pope! Most catholics I know want to live life the way they want anyway so why would they embrace a religion with so many rules, regulations and man-made nonsense. Once again, wasted brain cells. Jesus on the other hand offers freedom where "religion" offers regulations and restrictions made by man. Look for yourselves...contrary to what your "priest" tells you, you can own a bible and read it and apply it to life. You don't need a priest or pope to access God. God himself is just a prayer away from right where you are. Use the brain God gave you, it's not rocket science, it's common sense!