The gathering is called "Vatican I" (First Vatican Council, 1868) (see the related link)
. The Wikipedia article states that the last of the Papal States dissolved in 1870 when the French removed their protection. At that time, the Pope declared himself a prisoner in the Vatican; the following year, the capital of Italy was moved from Florence to Rome. At that point the Holy Father did nothing, as he no longer had any secular political power over Rome.
The cast of Le vrai pouvoir du Vatican - 2010 includes: Pope Benedict XVI as himself Philippe Faure Adolf Hitler as himself Pope John Paul II as himself Pope Pius XII as himself
A:Pope Pius IX thought that by declaring himself a "prisoner of the Vatican" he could bring pressure to bear on the Italians to return the Papal States to him. Far from being a prisoner, the Italians placed no restrictions on his movements. Pope Pius IX never backed down, but the papacy eventually realised the futility of this pretence and had to accept that the pope was no longer master of the world.
The pope is the ruler of Vatican City (which is a country).
The Pope lives in the Vatican in Vatican City.
The Pope lives in the Vatican. In 2014 that would be Pope Francis.
Pope John XXIII called for Vatican 2.
There is only one pope in the Vatican and that would be Pope Francis as of 2014. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also resides in the Vatican but has no role in governing the Church.
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Pope Paul VI closed Vatican II.
In a nutshell:Henry declared himself head of the Church in England and granted himself a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. The pope then excommunicated him.