Being from Europe some things may differ, but in all of my contact with catholics, including my own upbringing, you’d never adress any of the clergy as a pastor.
You might talk about them as pastor/shepherd, but again, that’s a weird thing to do as a practicing catholic, and will be rare even in academic discourse. Even catholics critical of the Pope are drilled in adressing him as The Pope, Il Papa (or similar), or very casually as the Holy Father.
Some edgy bishops might speak about the the papacy as shepherding the wayward, but that’s far out from accepted dogma, and entirely inappropriate in this situation.
Calling the Pope a pastor is very much an outsider perspective thing or actively disrespectful. Either way, it doesn’t make Vance look good.
Being from Europe some things may differ, but in all of my contact with catholics, including my own upbringing, you’d never adress any of the clergy as a pastor.
You might talk about them as pastor/shepherd, but again, that’s a weird thing to do as a practicing catholic, and will be rare even in academic discourse. Even catholics critical of the Pope are drilled in adressing him as The Pope, Il Papa (or similar), or very casually as the Holy Father.
Some edgy bishops might speak about the the papacy as shepherding the wayward, but that’s far out from accepted dogma, and entirely inappropriate in this situation.
Calling the Pope a pastor is very much an outsider perspective thing or actively disrespectful. Either way, it doesn’t make Vance look good.