{"id":4266,"date":"2017-01-26T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:08:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:08:57","slug":"pope-invades-another-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.theotokos.co.za\/?p=4266","title":{"rendered":"Pope invades another country!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SMOM ex-Head of State, Matthew Festing<\/p><\/div>\n

Pope Francis has demanded and obtained the resignation of the head of another sovereign state, and will appoint his own temporary supervisor until the state elects a new head of state approved by the pope.<\/p>\n

Adventists need not be worried – this country doesn’t really count as significant.<\/p>\n

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta<\/a> (SMOM) has 3 citizens, its own passports, currency (the scudo), and postage stamps, and ambassadors to many more countries than it has citizens. Since 1798, it has had no territory other than a few buildings in Italy and Malta with extraterritorial status. After World War II, it briefly had an air force.<\/p>\n

From The Spectator<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Canon lawyer Dr Edward Condon this morning tweeted out the reaction of many Catholics:<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of international law, the Holy See just annexed another sovereign entity.<\/span><\/p>\n

A source close to the order puts it more bluntly:<\/span><\/p>\n

‘It’s like an invasion. Nine hundred years of sovereignty wiped out overnight.’<\/span><\/p>\n

… Festing and the leadership of the order refused to accept the authority of the inquiry, because \u2013 they argued \u2013 the Vatican had no temporal authority over a body that is independent under international law.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is nothing that should worry Adventists. It’s a symptom of a deeper struggle within the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

Must-reads:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Creative Minority Report: Uh-oh. The Holy See Just Annexed Another Sovereign Entity<\/a><\/p>\n

Damian Thompson, The Spectator: Pope seizes power from the Knights of Malta, brutally ending 900 years of their sovereignty<\/a><\/p>\n

Fr Zuhlsdorf: Is the Vatican City State annexing the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta?<\/a><\/p>\n

Official Vatican statement:<\/strong><\/span> Comunicato della Sala Stampa, 25.01.2017<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pope Francis has demanded and obtained the resignation of the head of another sovereign state, and will appoint his own temporary supervisor until the state elects a new head of state approved by the pope.<\/p>

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