No relationship can be very successful if the two people in it have to go through a third party to communicate with each other. Relationships require intimacy, not remoteness. Fortunately, God tells us that we have direct access to Him and His throne room, through Jesus, the ultimate high priest (Hebrew 4:14-16), so we don't need to go through a human priest or pope to have access to God. Understanding that is the key to understanding the kind of relationship God wants to have with you