Jesus Christ is the eternal shepherd and head of the Church. He chose the apostles to be his shepherds, to work with him and to send them out into the whole world. Only the Pope and the Bishops are called shepherds, but all the others are their co-workers. The Catholic Church is a ‘hierarchical’ system, not a democratic one... Catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, structure, with Fr Justolat Rafaralahimboa.