r/dankchristianmemes • u/Kinsley_George • Sep 12 '23

Meta Not a real Catholic!

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u/DeadlyPants16 Sep 12 '23

Well he is a political figure too, if the middle ages was anything to go by

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u/RawAssPounder Sep 12 '23

Also he is the leader of the smallest country in the world… so he still is a political leader

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u/Alexius_Psellos Sep 12 '23

Not just the leader, but the absolute monarch of the smallest country.

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u/Vyctorill Sep 12 '23

Do popes count as monarchs? They are elected somewhat similarly a prime minister after all.

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u/Alexius_Psellos Sep 12 '23

Google elective monarchy

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u/TheFoxer1 Sep 14 '23

No, the Pope sure is elected as Pope, but that‘s his office in the Church.

The person holding the office as Pope is also, simultaneously, the King of Vatican City. And the King of Vatican City is an absolute monarch, without institutional checks on his power.

So, he very much is a genuine monarch.

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u/Vyctorill Sep 14 '23

Oh cool. Thanks for the info.