Since when is a damn book written by man the authority on anything?

“It is an act of virtue to deceive and lie, when by such means the interest of the church might be promoted.” – Bishop Eusebius (260-339)

Augustine - "I would not believe in the Gospel myself if the authority of the Catholic Church did not influence me to do so." Against the letter of Mani, 5,6, 397 A.D.

“You utter fables, and you do not even possess the art of making them seem likely…. You have altered three, four, times and oftener the texts of your own Gospels in order to deny objections made to you.” Celsus in a letter written to Origen

Don't ever kid yourself, Pope Francis is very much aware of the fact the "book" holds the truth but it is so disguised with all its symbolism and allegories that very few, if any, common people can find and see it.