Well I found this at the vatican site....looks like the catholic church is far more political than it often times denies......apparently those of this council are in direct contact with the Pope. It’s an interesting read....even how they were formed. Here’s portions of that:
‘The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace ‘....has a President who is assisted by a Secretary and an Under-Secretary,.... all named ...’by the Holy Father’..... for a period of five years.
The Holy Father also appoints about forty Members and Consultors who serve in a personal capacity for a period of five years.
A high point in the life of the Council,...” the Plenary Assembly” is a time of authentic discernment of the “signs of the times”.
As an organism of the Holy See, the Council is first and foremost at the service of the Holy Father and also collaborates with other departments of the Roman Curia.
The Pontifical Council collaborates in a special way with...” the World Council of Churches.”
Because of the interest of the Holy See in the work of the United Nations, the Pontifical Council, in collaboration with the Secretariat of State, has frequent contacts with ‘the United Nations’ and its ‘specialized agencies’, especially at the time of the major international conferences.
Revelation 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.