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Why is the Pope considered infallible, and what is the critique of the Pope's authority?

True authority is born not from titles or ambition, but from the depth of egolessness and shared virtue; existence answers only to authentic prayer, unmediated by any institution.

— Osho
According to Osho, papal “infallibility” is a political fiction born of ambition: a hierarchy of cardinals vying for the throne needs an unquestionable head. He mocks the office as surrounded by deathwishes and rivalry, showing its spirituality is hollow. Real authority arises from egolessness and shared virtue, not titles; existence responds to authentic prayer without any mediator or God.

People say the Pope can’t be wrong to keep church power safe, but Osho says true wisdom needs no boss—drop ambition, be sincere, and life itself hears you.

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