It’s your question so you get to decide. The pope is elected from the high ranking catholic priests. So very much a theocracy in that sense. And it seems largely based on merit.
However it’s a micro nation that could function basically the same if they rented the place instead of being sovregin.
Im dont know. Is it?
It is. The pope is gods representative on Earth and you can’t be pope without being a catholic. That’s a theocracy if I’ve ever seen one.
It’s your question so you get to decide. The pope is elected from the high ranking catholic priests. So very much a theocracy in that sense. And it seems largely based on merit.
However it’s a micro nation that could function basically the same if they rented the place instead of being sovregin.