Referee

Not everyone agrees with the referee's decision. In fact sometimes you may completely hate his call, but if you truly love the game, you have to love that a referee exists. Without a referee, the game would soon divulge into a shouting match of disagreement, and the game would stop as confusion took the field. Yes, you may hate the referees call, but if you love the game, you should be thankful one exists. I believe the Pope is one such referee. Without his calls, Christianity just becomes an argument of opinions.

( I read this analogy in a book. I don't recall the title at this moment.)