Vatican City

[wildwood]

Why has the Vatican state been created, was it just so that the Church doesn't have to pay tax on their extravagant income?

[naomi24]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City

[WaldoMcFroog]

May I just point out that the answer to the question "Is the Pope Catholic?" is currently "No"?

This also raises the issue of where the bears are going to the toilet.

[Wharton]

It was neutral in World War II

[mikey4444]

Neutral my arse !

Pope Pius XII was worse than useless...see this wiki link :::

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII

[Wharton]

I had forgotten about the infallibility of WikipediA.

[keenonhist]

I think that the Vatican State was created in the 20s when Mussolini came to power.He didn`t like the idea that the church had a say it running the country,so he seperated church from state.
keenonhist