When1: 29
When2: 2003
Who: Papacy
What: state
Where: Rome, Italy
Detail: Nation began with St. Peter, first bishop of Rome. Today, pope rules Holy See from Vatican. College of Cardinals, each of whom also has a See, selects pope. Church claims that he is representative of Christ, Vicar of Christ or Vicegerent of Christ. In Catholicism, bishop of Rome is main bishop, because Jesus had designated St. Peter, who became bishop of Rome, church leader {Petrine supremacy, Catholicism}.
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