Would you consider Rome a holly city as Jerusalem?

Question

According to The Bible, Jerusalem is the city of God, but in Rome, Venedictus XVI, our Pope, controls our christian churches around the world, do you think Rome is the city of God too?

Answer 1

No, Vatican City (a separate country) is the center of Catholicism, although the Catholic Church does own land in Rome.

Answer 2

Hmmm.....I wonder why this question? Yes, Rome is a holy city/city of God as Jerusalem is to the Catholics. The Pope, Benedict, controls Catholic Churches around the world, not all Christian churches.

Answer 3

Never: Jesus came to Jerusalem ,Thru the Jewish Race; God chose the Temple Mount In Jerusalem Long ago; The Popes have always wanted to Internationalize "The Place" that God Chose, Temple Mount, They probably will get their desire under the " Land for Peace" Deal that Nations are pushing; Rome a Political-Religious Mix; It will not last beyond 2520 days;

Answer 4

Hello,

Yes; without the infrastructure of the Roman Empire centered out of Rome there would not have been the proliferation of Christianity.

Christ came at this time because:

1) There was the first world language thanks to Alexander, Koine Greek throughout hr Empire. No Roman magistrate was given a foreign posting without being proficient in Greek.
Christ would have spoken to Pilate in Greek.

2) Pax Romana. That created a great environment for an elaborate road system that greatly sped up commerce and especially communication. The trading routes were purged on land of the brigands and pirate were destroyed at sea.

These conditions allowed for the rapid spread of Christianity and its ultimate success.

Pax Romana!

Michael Kelly

Answer 5

Well the Bible makes a lot of claims, and most people choose freely from the ideas in the Bible that they take and the ones they deny. Rome is just a city, though a religious destination and a seat of religious government. Jerusalem is a city with more religious sites in it and was a seat of religious government. Sites are religious, but I do not believe that cities are. The boundaries and content of cities change and with shifts in population and use, cities change their identity.

Answer 6

I've been to Rome and found it to be quite a holly jolly city. There were lots of street vendors selling meat, cheese and fruit. The people were very friendly. Of course all the restaurants were wonderful. I'm sure Christmas is a very holly jolly time in Rome.

Answer 7

No. Three religions hold Jerusalem to be holy. Rome was only the seat of the Roman empire, and it was originally a civilization that worshipped their emperors as gods. Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity after Christians were persecuted (killed by lions, had their property taken from them, etc.).

Answer 8

I am not Catholic so Rome doesn't have anything to do with controlling my church. Rome is very important city in the early church formation but Jerusalem is the place Jesus walked on earth.

Answer 9

God can't have more than one city? At one time, Avignon was also a contender.

As for Rome--it's a lot more holy a place now than it was during the Italian Renaissance and the reigns of the Borgia Popes.

Answer 10

No.

Rome is not a holy city.

Rome is proof that European Catholicism simply could not convert Israel/force Israel to Italian Christianity.

Rome has had 2,000 years to try to do that and failed since Judaism is the root of Israel.