Title: Vatican City: a Modern Theocracy by marissa schneider
Headings: Vatican City: a Modern Theocracy
Vatican City: a Modern Theocracy
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Vatican City: a Modern Theocracy
What is it?
What is it?
Education
How Does It Work?
Police
Where Is It?
How is the Pope Elected?
Health Care
What is Conclave?
The Economy
The Swiss Guard
So the Pope Has Political Power?

Content: The major indusrty is governance of the church. Conclave has been the way of electing the pope for more than half of the time the church has existed, and its the oldest ongoing way of choosing the leader of an government. Bishops come from around the world to vote in an election, guided by the Holy Spirit, in which one of the bishops amoung them is elected "the Bishop of Rome"; the Pope. The Swiss Guard
So the Pope Has Political Power? The Swiss Guard is a small force of men that are responsible for the safety of the Pope, including the security of the Apostolic Palace. The Swiss Guard serves as the military of Vatican City. Yes! Vatican City is recongnized as a sovereign territory which means within the walls of the territory, the Pope has the exclusive right to exercise power. Also, outside of the walls, Vatican City has diplomatic relations spanning across 179 nations.