Yesterday I watched a documentary
about the Vatican. The narrator started off with a few introductory sentences
and then said, "The Vatican is a place well known, but not hardly
understood" and I thought that was the perfect way to describe it.
Everyone has heard of the Vatican or knows of it and what it is, but no one
really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The population of the Vatican
(because it is it's own country inside the city of Rome Italy) is a mere 900
people. It's perfectly functional and thriving. From this place known as the
Vatican a religious faith grew to rule the western world in events such as
crusades launched, great inquisitions convened and governments made and torn
down. Its leader, The Pope is Europe's last absolute monarch, but also someone
who is elected by his people and who carries one of the most crucial burdens
greater than any leader. He must take spiritual care of more than one billion
people. The Vatican is a collection of remarkable buildings and art; it is the
smallest sovereign nation, and yet one of the most powerful. The worth of the
Vatican should in souls, not money. It is where saints are proclaimed, where
popes reign, where much of Western religious history can find its source.
No comments:
Post a Comment