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{{Infobox country|name=Vatican City State|native_name=Stato della Città del Vaticano|government_type=[[Theocracy|Theocratic]] absolute monarchy|leader_title1=Pope|leader_name1=Francis|image_map=Vatican city map.svg|map_width=290|area_km2=0.49|population_estimate=453|population_estimate_year=2019}} | {{Infobox country|name=Vatican City State|native_name=Stato della Città del Vaticano|image_flag=Flag of the Vatican City.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of the Vatican City.svg|government_type=[[Theocracy|Theocratic]] absolute monarchy|leader_title1=Pope|leader_name1=Francis|image_map=Vatican city map.svg|map_width=290|area_km2=0.49|population_estimate=453|population_estimate_year=2019}} | ||
The '''Vatican City State''' is a theocratic city-state surrounded by [[Italian Republic|Italy]]. | The '''Vatican City State''' is a theocratic city-state surrounded by [[Italian Republic|Italy]]. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
After [[Benito Mussolini]] came to power in Italy, he made Catholicism the state religion, allowing the Vatican to influence education and avoid taxation. During the [[Second World War]], the Vatican funded [[Fascism|fascists]], and Giovanni Montini worked with the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] before he became pope.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Hugo Turner|newspaper=Anti-Imperialist U|title=Ratline: the Vatican, the Nazis & the CIA|date=2019-07-28|url=https://anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com/2019/07/ratline-vatican-nazis-cia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305170415/https://anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com/2019/07/ratline-vatican-nazis-cia.html|archive-date=2021-03-05|retrieved=2022-09-11}}</ref> | After [[Benito Mussolini]] came to power in Italy, he made Catholicism the state religion, allowing the Vatican to influence education and avoid taxation. During the [[Second World War]], the Vatican funded [[Fascism|fascists]], and Giovanni Montini worked with the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] before he became pope.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Hugo Turner|newspaper=Anti-Imperialist U|title=Ratline: the Vatican, the Nazis & the CIA|date=2019-07-28|url=https://anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com/2019/07/ratline-vatican-nazis-cia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305170415/https://anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com/2019/07/ratline-vatican-nazis-cia.html|archive-date=2021-03-05|retrieved=2022-09-11}}</ref> | ||
In 1982, the Vatican and [[Kingdom of Spain|Spain]] proposed for the [[United Nations]] to celebrate 1992 as the 500th anniversary of the encounter between [[Europe|European]] and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|American]] cultures. [[Africa|African]] delegates condemned the proposal for celebrating [[colonialism]] and [[genocide]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz|year=2014|title=An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States|chapter=The Doctrine of Discovery|pdf=https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/10601/An%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20History%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Ortiz.pdf|city=Boston, Massachusetts|publisher=Beacon Press|isbn=9780807000403|page=197}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 2 January 2023
| Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano | |
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 Flag
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| Government | Theocratic absolute monarchy |
• Pope | Francis |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.49 km² |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 453 |
The Vatican City State is a theocratic city-state surrounded by Italy.
History
After Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy, he made Catholicism the state religion, allowing the Vatican to influence education and avoid taxation. During the Second World War, the Vatican funded fascists, and Giovanni Montini worked with the SS and the CIA before he became pope.[1]
In 1982, the Vatican and Spain proposed for the United Nations to celebrate 1992 as the 500th anniversary of the encounter between European and American cultures. African delegates condemned the proposal for celebrating colonialism and genocide.[2]
References
- ↑ Hugo Turner (2019-07-28). "Ratline: the Vatican, the Nazis & the CIA" Anti-Imperialist U. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2014). An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: 'The Doctrine of Discovery' (p. 197). [PDF] Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807000403