“The Church has not ... any temporal power, direct or indirect.”
From the Vatican site:
http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/
“Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of inhabitants and size. It occupies an area of 44 hectares. The borders are represented by its walls and the travertine pavement curve that joins the two wings of the colonnades in St Peter’s Square. Beyond the proper territory of the State, Vatican jurisdiction also covers some extraterritorial areas within and outside Rome.”
“Vatican City State is governed as an absolute monarchy. The Head of State is the Pope who holds full legislative, executive and judicial powers...”
If these aren’t temporal powers, what are they, and what would temporal powers then be?
And what do you call a government ruled by one man “who holds full legislative, executive and judicial powers?”
Hank
Since he exists in this temporal world I don't see how he could NOT have temporal powers.
And what do you call a government ruled by one man “who holds full legislative, executive and judicial powers?”
A Monarchy, a corporation, a business, a home; I guess there are a lot of names for that sort of arrangement.