Rome and Politics (1)

he key to understanding the political pretensions of the church of Rome lies in her understanding of herself as the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church headed by the pope, who is not only the "Successor of Peter the Prince of the Apostles" and the "Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church" but also the "Vicar of Christ" and the "Holy Father." Is not the triune God the absolute sovereign of the universe? Has not Christ been invested with all authority in heaven and in earth (Matt. 28:18) as...