When I first heard of the Pope I misheard it as The Poke, apparently he was above even Kings. That fitted because he had a taller crown than was ever seen on a King.
He was called the Poke because he carried this big staff thing and if anyone, even our King, contradicted him he'd poke them in the eye with it.
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- when I was a kid my neighbor told me if I picked my nose I would poke out my eye. I believe him. — Jane
- my mom told not to pick my nose because if i fell i would poke my brain.— brent
- when i was a kid, i used to believe i was actually a king who was in a coma dreaming about being a kid.— r
- i used to believe that god was the king in sleping beuty — stupid:D
- I used to believe that if you kiss a frog then the would would really turn into a king.— jing
- When I was little, I called the Pope "the dude with the godly hat".— Jessica Tinch