A hypothetical scenario

[roseproject]

Can the Catholic Church still run with out the Vatican Palace or city? Say if it was destroyed by some catastrophe whether it be natural or war induced (let’s pray THAT never happens!). What would happen in such an instance?

Thanks in advance

 

[dshix]

Can the Catholic Church still run with out the Vatican Palace or city? Say if it was destroyed by some catastrophe whether it be natural or war induced (let’s pray THAT never happens!). What would happen in such an instance?

Thanks in advance

Of course it can; in previous world crises the pope has moved his residence to other locations.

 

[GEddie]

When our LORD made Peter head of the Church, it was based in Jerusalem.

700 years ago, the Papacy relocated to Avignon in France, and stayed there for seventy years.

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, and would return there as soon as rebuilding became possible. But operating the Church from elsewhere is hardly without precedent.

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[Bob_Crowley]

I think Europe will go Moslem, in a crisis over oil supplies. It won’t be a very sincere conversion, but I think it will happen. I think the Brits might hold out, and revert to Catholicism, with the Russians likewise returning to their Orthodox roots.

One might think that Russian supplies would make up the loss of Middle Eastern sources, but the Russians are moving towards the East in an increasing way.

Now obviously this is just my opinion, but if it happens, the Vatican would be forced to move.

And I think it would go to South America. I suspect God had his reasons for letting the Catholic Spanish and Portuguese settle South America, while keeping the Protestant experiment mainly in North America.

But we’ll see.

 

[fred_conty]

Can the Catholic Church still run with out the Vatican Palace or city? Say if it was destroyed by some catastrophe whether it be natural or war induced (let’s pray THAT never happens!). What would happen in such an instance?

Thanks in advance

There would’t be much choice but to move to a place of safety in another country.
It might be Switzerland since it has always been neutral and if they were safe.

 

[Christy_Beth]

Just because Switzerland has been neutal for so long doesn’t mean they won’'t be invaded. Everyone in that country is said to be a part of it’s militay. They have yearly training and all that. At least, that’s what I’ve hear. They want to be prepared for a possible invasion, but don’t want/need a standing army. Actually, come to think of it, maybe they do. The Swiss guard at the Vatican is made up of men who have two years experience in the military.

 

[GEddie]

Just because Switzerland has been neutal for so long doesn’t mean they won’'t be invaded. Everyone in that country is said to be a part of it’s militay. They have yearly training and all that. At least, that’s what I’ve hear. They want to be prepared for a possible invasion, but don’t want/need a standing army. Actually, come to think of it, maybe they do. The Swiss guard at the Vatican is made up of men who have two years experience in the military.

I agree that it is unlikely that the Papacy would move again to another part of Europe. If conditions were so bad as to force it to leave Rome, it would go farther than the next country.

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