Title: Theocracy - Wikipedia
Headings: Theocracy
Theocracy
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Etymology
Synopsis
Current theocracies
Christian theocracies
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mount Athos (Athonite State)
Shia theocracies
Iran
Central Tibetan Administration
Change to Sikyong
States with official state religions
Historic states with theocratic aspects
Ancient Egypt
Japan
Israel
Western Antiquity
Tibet
China
Caliphate
Byzantine Empire
Münster (16th Century)
Geneva and Zurich (16th century)
Deseret (LDS Church, USA)
Persia/Iran
Florence under Savonarola
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: They are usually clerics, appointed as Ordinaries, but in the past have also included men who were not bishops nor clerics. A pope is elected for life, and either dies or may resign. The cardinals are appointed by the popes, who thereby choose the electors of their successors. Voting is limited to cardinals under 80 years of age. A Secretary for Relations with States, directly responsible for international relations, is appointed by the pope. The Vatican legal system is rooted in canon law but ultimately is decided by the pope; the Bishop of Rome as the Supreme Pontiff "has the fullness of legislative, executive and judicial powers." Although the laws of Vatican City come from the secular laws of Italy, under article 3 of the Law of the Sources of the Law, provision is made for the supplementary application of the "laws promulgated by the Kingdom of Italy". The government of the Vatican can also be considered an ecclesiocracy (ruled by the Church ). Mount Athos (Athonite State)
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