Vatican City

Vatican City State
Official name	Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano)
Common name	Vatican City
Tag	VAC
Language(s)	Italian (de facto), Latin
Capital	Vatican City
Government/party	Holy See
Ideology	Papacy
Head of state	Pope John XXIII
Population	750
Established	February 11, 1929

The Vatican City (sometimes referred to as the Holy See) is one of two microstates located in the middle of Rome, the capital of the Italian Empire. The home of the Papacy and the center of Catholicism worldwide, the Holy See exerts considerable influence; this, despite the fact that it is the smallest nation in the world.

Vatican City traces its roots to the Roman Empire, when Christianity was made its official religion. Since then, the Holy See has held a steadfast relationship with with the rest of Europe, peaking in the Middle Ages when the Pope was the single most powerful figure in all of Europe, able to dictate policy applying to all nations of Christian faith. This Papal authority was exercised to various extents through Popes of various different moral fabric.

The influence of the Church has obviously declined in Europe since then - and with the Reich's stance towards religion and growing disillusionment with faith and religion across the world - one could argue the Church's grasp has never been weaker.

Presently, no content exists for Vatican City.

National Spirits

The Lateran Pacts Daily Political Power Gain: +0.50 Signed in 1929 by Benito Mussolini and the Holy See, the Lateran Pacts are the legal and diplomatic basis for the existence of the Vatican City State. Ending almost 60 years of animosity between the Papacy and the Italian state, which began with Italy's seizure of Rome during the Risorgimento, the Lateran Pacts not only restored a proper Papal State (albeit limited to the sole Vatican), but also gave other concessions to the Church such as state financing, recognition of Catholicism as the Italian state religion, and allowing the Church to maintain teaching of Catholic doctrine in public schools. As long as the Lateran Pacts are still in force, we can rest assured that our country suffers no threat under Italy's protective wing.

One, Holy, Catholic, Divided Church Daily Political Power Gain: -0.50 Stability: -5.00% Being the largest religious organization in the world and the spiritual home of millions of Catholics, it is only natural that, despite its divine unity, the Church suffers from some very human division. Faced with the challenges of a changing world, the Church is divided on what is to be done to preserve its role as the worldly house of Christ: to continue working with the numerous oppressive and tyrannical regimes of the world as long as they pay lip service to Christian doctrine, ignoring their violent excesses? To instead take a stance against the brutality of fascism and imperialism, and to truly help the poor and the meek? Or to distance from worldly politics altogether, only tending to the souls of the Catholic flock? These and more questions divide the Church, and God only knows how they will be resolved.

The Good Pope Stability: +10.00% After the controversial papacy of Pius XII, the elect of John XXIII marked a significant shift in the politics of the Holy See. Where Pius XII was austere, solemn and distant, John XXIII has always been perceived as close to the common man, preaching to the masses, revitalization the activity of lay Catholic political associations, and criticizing the oppression of the fascist regimes of Europe and beyond. The far reaching popularity of "il Papa buono" in Italy and beyond, and the suspicion of several governments the world over. However, with his health ailing, the Good Pope knows he only has a limited time to guide the Church in the direction he wishes it to take, before God recalls him by His side.