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Vatican City
Vatican City is a sovereign city state within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an estimated land area of 44 hectares. It was established by the Lateran Treaty in 1929.
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What was the state of the Vatican City?
About 2000 years ago it was a marsh on the west side of the Tiber River.
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Can a Jewish Cohen priest go to the vatican he is not able to go where there are bodies buried?
A Cohen has no need to go to The Vatican. A Cohen serves a place in Judaism, while The Vatican is the headquarters to the Roman Catholic Church.
What need would a Jewish person have at The Vatican?
What is the Vatican and what city is it surrounded by?
The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world and its capital is the Vatican City. It is surrounded by the Italian capital city Rome. The head of the Catholic Church (the Pope) resides in its Apolistic Palace.It is the home of the world famous St. Peters Basillica.
Why is Vatican City a monarchy?
The government of Vatican City has a unique structure. The Pope is the sovereign of the state. Legislative authority is vested in the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, a body of cardinals appointed by the Pope for five-year periods. Executive power is in the hands of the President of that commission, assisted by the General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary. The state's foreign relations are entrusted to the Holy See's Secretariat of State and diplomatic service. Nevertheless, the pope has both absolute power in the executive, legislative and judicial branches over Vatican City. He is currently the only absolute monarch in Europe. (from Wikipedia)
Is the Holy See a corporation?
No, the Holy See is the governance of the Catholic Church located in the Vatican.
The Vatican is the headquarters for managing and directing the various activities of the Catholic Church.
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Catholic AnswerThe Vatican doesn't DO anything, it is the name of the residence of the Pope in Rome, especially when combined with the word City, as in Vatican City. Those who work under the Holy Father mostly make up the Curia, which runs the Church's various offices.What was the Catholic Vatican Council during 1869?
The First Vatican Council (an ecumenical/general council)opened, officially, on December 8, 1869, following 5 years of preparation, and "adjourned" on October 20, 1870. It was held at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. To distinguish: the 5 prior ecumenical councils were held at the Lateran Basilica (Rome, Italy) and are known as the Lateran Councils. There have been a total of 21 Ecumenical Councils. The first being the Council of Nicaea (325 AD) and the last (so far) is Vatican Council II (1962-1965).
An Ecumenical (general) Council is a conference of the bishops of The Catholic Church and is intended to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice. Key resolutions of Vatican Council I: several important canons relating to the Faith and the constitution of The Church were created/resolved. The Council also decreed (resolved in exact terms) papal infallibility as occurring, specifically, when the pope speaks ex cathedra-- from the Chair of Peter and defines -- in his capacity as shepherd and teacher of all Christians -- a doctrine/matter of faith or morals to be held/accepted by the whole Church. Understandably, non-Catholic Christians would reject that the pope speaks for all Christians but that is still the view of The Catholic Church when the pope speaks officially ex cathedraon a matter of faith or morals -- Truth.
Vatican Council II Participants included: 6 archbishops ("princes"), 49 cardinals, 11 patriarchs, 680 archbishops and bishops, 28 abbots, 29 generals of orders, in all 803.
Vatican Council I was also primarily (though not exclusively) a doctrinal council. By comparison, Vatican Council II was primarily (though not exclusively) a liturgical council.
In which hemisphere is Vatican City located?
The Vatican is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres.
Why do you think the second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XIII?
I believe it was actually John XXIII who convened the Second Vatican Council. In any case, the actual reason that motivated him to do so will ultimately only be known to him alone, though we can always guess.
My feeling is that in the wake of all the horrors of World War II and he feeling that the world was on the cusp of new era, Pope John XXIII felt that he had to do something revolutionary to fit with the times.
His predecessor, Pope Pius XII, was mostly quiet as WWII raged on and the fires of the Holocaust burned, and John XXIII likely felt he had to do the opposite and be proactive to help heal the world and reconcile religions. So thinking, he introduced the Nostra Aetate, which absolved Jews of the accusation of killing Jesus and recognized them as God's people, though still affirming that Christians are God's new people in any case.
John XXIII he had to do something to prevent another future war, and religious reconciliation seemed like a good place to start.
Who deliveres midnight mass from the Vatican?
The pope is the principal celebrant of the midnight mass on Christmas,
Did Constantine establish the Vatican?
No, Constantine the Great ordered the construction of the first Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican was established with the signing of the Lateran Treaty between Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini in 1929.
Papal court at the Vatican which governs the Roman Catholic Church?
It is no longer called the Papal Court nor does it govern the Church. Since 1968 it has been called the Papal Household or Pontifical Household and consists of dignitaries who assist the Pope in carrying out particular ceremonies of either a religious or a civil character.
What country surrounds Vatican City?
The Vatican is surrounded by Rome, Italy, and is the smallest city state in world. It is the home of the Pope and the Catholic Church. Located in the Vatican is St. Peter's that was designed by Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel that was painted by him. Buried within St. Peter's is the tomb of Peter and past popes. Also there is 4 museums, and vast amounts of art and antiquities. There is also a library filled with books from through the ages and it has it's own banking system. I have been there three times and still want to go back.
What is the significance of the honey bee in the Vatican's coat of arms?
The honeybee often seen in Papal coats of arms and also in much of the artwork housed in the Vatican is a symbol used by the Barberini family of Popes.
Could that honeybee be The Triple Crown above the Keys of the Kingdom?
What type of education system does Vatican City have?
Vatican City is too small to host extensive educational facilities.
What is the smallest country in Europe besides Vatican City?
Monaco is the second smallest country in Europe.
Why is the Gospel of St. Thomas dismissed by the Vatican as heresy?
In the early centuries of Christian history, what we now know as the "New Testament" was not yet in place. Teachers like Valentinus, Marcion, and Mani, some nominally Christian, presented alternative belief-systems, some founding movements, with varying degrees of success. Most of the bishops of the Church at the time were appalled.
Orthodox writers such as Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons and his disciple Hippolytus of Rome, wrote in great detail against what they regarded as the heresy of 'Gnosticism', linking many different belief-systems under that title. The Gospel of Thomas was associated with Gnosticism by the heresy-hunters, since it was found to be in use among groups considered to be Gnostic. It was furthermore not believed by Church writers to have been a first century document, nor authored by the apostle Thomas. For these reasons, and because Irenaeus expressed the view (wide-spread among the bishops) that the only authentic gospels were those of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, other 'gospels' such as those attributed to Thomas, Matthias, Philip, Bartholomew, etc., some of which expressed views considered by the bishops to be inconsistent with the tenets of Christian faith, were never considered for inclusion in the developing canon. Perhaps one of the core reasons is because, although the Gospel of St. Thomas reveres Jesus highly, it does not mention many of what had become tenets of the Christian faith: miracles, resurrection, atoning value of Jesus' death, and so on.
