Is Vatican City a Theocracy?

Originally posted by josephw
The pope's declarations are alleged to be equal to God's own words.

No, they are not.

Originally posted by josephw
The pope's declarations are alleged to be equal to God's own words.

But God is the Word, so the pope's declarations=God.

Originally posted by twhitehead
But God is the Word, so the pope's declarations=God.

Scribbles logic.

Originally posted by josephw
The pope is alleged to be the vicar of Christ in direct line from Peter. The pope's declarations are alleged to be equal to God's own words.
It seems to me to be a theocracy.

Not ALL of his proclamations. He has to sit in the Pope chair and put on the Pope hat to channel God I thought.