The Pope and One Religion

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Jay

I think that there are many reasons for this.

1) The RCC can trace their history straight to the Apostolic era (even though the stopped following the doctrine). This makes them one of the oldest continuing religious systems in the world.

2) The RCC used to hold political sway over the entirety of Central and Western Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.

3) They have a constituency that is just short of Islam in population.

4) They have had long term influence in every western style government since the 1700s.

5) The Pope is actually the head of a sovereign state. Vatican City is one of the smallest nations in the world, but it is a a sovereign nation.

Jay I think #5 makes the most sense that they could use to justify their reasons.

thanks for responding.