The basic truths of Christian scripture are so plain and simple that people miss them.
1. Believe that Jesus Christ is the Saviour.
2. Repent of all wrong doing
3. Change your ways and follow him
4. Be guided by the Holy Spirit
But christianity has told so many lies and hasnt followed these rules themselves. History has proved someone around the time of Christ was a leader and as the Romans put it a rabal rouser, was he born on 25 dec? all proof is probably march but changed to fit in with pagan beliefs, his entry in to Jeruslem not spring (easter) more like July/Aug again changed to take over a pagan festival.
The pope is the leader of the christians but what a history
The concern about papal weakness after the debacle of the Great Schism caused Renaissance popes to emphasize the consolidation of their political position first, followed by religious reforms. The second and last of the Spanish popes literally bought his pontificate with bribes. Such a purchased election is called "simoniacal," and was easily accomplished with the greed of seventeen of the twenty-two cardinals.
During the Inquisition, the Catholic religion killed millions. Why? Primarily to suppress any and all opposition to the pope. Side "benefits" included taking the material wealth of its victims and showing the pope's power. The Catholic Inquisitors tortured, crippled, burned, and imprisioned millions of people. Whatever happened to love your enemies? (Matthew 5:44)
Call priests father, e.g., Father McKinley
Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.