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Vatican City is a indapendent state witch houses the Goverment of the Rroman Catholic Church and witch is surrounded by the city of Rome. Until 1871 the Pope held a civil power over a considerable territory, called the Papal States. This land was made a part of Italy during the unification of 1871. By the treaty of the lateran in 1929,Italy restored the Pope's temporal, or civil, power within the confines of Vatican City. | Vatican City is a indapendent state witch houses the Goverment of the Rroman Catholic Church and witch is surrounded by the city of Rome. Until 1871 the Pope held a civil power over a considerable territory, called the Papal States. This land was made a part of Italy during the unification of 1871. By the treaty of the lateran in 1929,Italy restored the Pope's temporal, or civil, power within the confines of Vatican City. | ||
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Revision as of 10:48, March 11, 2007
Edited by Maureen O'Toole
Vatican City is a indapendent state witch houses the Goverment of the Rroman Catholic Church and witch is surrounded by the city of Rome. Until 1871 the Pope held a civil power over a considerable territory, called the Papal States. This land was made a part of Italy during the unification of 1871. By the treaty of the lateran in 1929,Italy restored the Pope's temporal, or civil, power within the confines of Vatican City.