what is the Vatican?

Question

i always thought it was a Catholic order of Priests.

Answer 1

Vatican is a hill opposite the original hills of Rome on the other side of the Tiber river. It was an ancient site of burial of Christian martyrs and early Christians would make pilgrimages to the site.
Now if you are referring to Vatican City it will cost you an extra quarter for another answer.

M. Fate you got a problem with the state of Israel too? its full of religious fanatics. How about Iran? grow up darling.

harro you make me laugh, real Christians lol. What are 'real Christians harro, benn hinn? Jerry Falwell? John Hagee? how about Jimmy Swaggart gimme a break.

readthekjv, interesting facts about the kjv

1. the original kjv contain all 46 books of the OT just like a Catholic bible when do you think protestants changed the bible and excluded 7 books of holy scripture?
2. King James regularly called himself.......Catholic
3. the first page of the original kjv was in Latin, God forbid the language of the whore of Babylon what is a good kjv reader to do?

Answer 2

The Vatican is located in Italy. It is an independant state and not governed by the Italian government (thank God). The Vatican is the seat (headquarters) of the Catholic Church. Within its walls lives the Pope (currently Pope Benedict XVI) along with several cardinals appointed to specific roles within the church. The Cardinals meet there at times during the year to decide on issues and policy. Much research is done of the Bible and other religious writings to support the Churches position on issues like abortion, divorce, support of the poor and ill, etc. The Vatican also monitors the many Catholic charitires and missionaries, like Mother Theresa's order in India.
In addition the Swiss Guards live within Vatican City. The Swiss guards are just that - Swiss. Swizterland has always been a neutral country so some 500 years ago the Vatican invited a division of the Swiss Army to protect the Pope, Cardinals and other officials.
In addition to the day to day administration of the Catholic Church - Vatican City has its own bank, post office and other services. It is probably most famous for St Peters Cathedral, the largest church in the world, designed and built primarily by Michelangelo, and the Sistine Chapel. The Chapel, famous for the painted cieling by Michelangelo and the main wall painted by the same, was at one time used by the Cardinals to elect a new pope.
Christians and non Christians visit Vatican City by the hundreds of thousands each year. The art and architecture are amazing,, the history extrodinary and, despite the crowds, the solemnity and spirituality is astounding...

Answer 3

The Vatican is the Catholic State. It is a separate Country really right in the middle of Rome Italy. It has it's own government and everything. The Swiss Guard is it's Army. The Pope is the head of State.

Answer 4

It is the ruling seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
It is also Vatican City, within the borders of Rome.

Answer 5

No, its a place and the name used to represent the leadership of the Catholic church.

Its also the only place in the world where 60 000 religious fanatics are actually considered a country unto themselves.

Answer 6

nup its where the pope lives, yes the catholic church has pilliged so much money over the years they can effectively run a its own small country , pretty scary i would say you'd think if they had any real 'christain values they'd sell the lot and buy the world out of poverty because thats about the monetary value it would have

Answer 7

The smallest country being supported by the poor and rich alike thinking they are paving their way to heaven. Why do you think religion is so demanding! Peace to you.

Answer 8

It is home to the Catholic Church

Answer 9

Smallest country in the world

Answer 10

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