*yawns*
1. This has nothing to do with what "the masses" think and do in the name religion because they may or may not represent a religion. However, the pope does represent the religion. Which leads us to...
2. The pope has Papal Infallibility, according to its own religion.
3. The pope made the decision to support the First Crusade. It doesn't matter if it was originally his idea or not. That decision represents the religion.
4. Does the decision to support the First Crusade degrade anyone? Yes, because they feel that the "holy lands" shouldn't be occupied by certain people.
You should note that it doesn't matter what other people wanted from the crusade. Some wanted land. Some wanted riches. It doesn't matter because all those people do not hold any religious infallibility. However, the pope does.
Moving on...
5. Maybe you are too young or simply not read in the topic, but the pope was criticized for not responding to the Ustashi movement. Why? Because of the events leading up to it, and what happened afterwards. After a papal blessing, Ante Pavelić and his Ustaša lieutenants went on the killing spree. Look it up.
Let's not just look at wars...
6. The Galileo affair. It is quite clear he was mistreated.
7. In 1179, Pope Alexander virtually denounced gays. That's a bit degrading.
8. And how long have women been banned from ordination?
Should we keep the list going?
And BTW, you already conceded. You just don't want to admit it.