Vatican City Explained

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  • @kreglfromworld
    @kreglfromworld 6 років тому +18474

    Pope: "oh, there's just someone else I have to introduce you to.."
    *changes hats and speaks in a different tone* "Hello, I'm the king"

    • @ramonpena8448
      @ramonpena8448 5 років тому +701

      Hahaha from mitre to crown
      The Pope " hello... God bless you let me introduce you to"
      King " be gone peasant"

    • @josephleonard6695
      @josephleonard6695 5 років тому +225

      but can he beat The Senate
      Palpatine

    • @tomasr.2945
      @tomasr.2945 5 років тому +447

      "Ah! Where'd the pope go? He was just here a minute ago.

    • @RestingJudge
      @RestingJudge 5 років тому +188

      Is this an Avatar reference?!?

    • @vanessadotson8067
      @vanessadotson8067 4 роки тому +28

      Let's get this straight right now!
      It's never to late to tell you you nailed it, an made me laugh at the same time, if ever we meet drinks and or whatever is on me...(◠‿◕)

  • @finneganmanthe8984
    @finneganmanthe8984 2 роки тому +4946

    0:55 Interesting story here; During the siege of Rome, the pope said that whoever ordered the attack would be excommunicated. With most of the Italian high command being catholic, this proved quite the dilemma. They solved it by finding a random Jewish soldier and promoting him so that he could order it.

    • @cowgfwolos9560
      @cowgfwolos9560 2 роки тому +138

      Wow

    • @salvadorromero9712
      @salvadorromero9712 2 роки тому +790

      There is no evidence that this occurred. It's just a sort of old wives' tale.
      (I'd call it an Urban legend, but it's really more of a Pius one.)

    • @peepoclown1
      @peepoclown1 2 роки тому +136

      @@salvadorromero9712 That’s enough out of you. 😂

    • @TasteOfButterflies
      @TasteOfButterflies 2 роки тому +115

      The Reverse Shabbos Goy: the second-oldest trick in the book.

    • @rovienJ0814
      @rovienJ0814 2 роки тому +1

      @@cowgfwolos9560 l

  • @druffner
    @druffner 10 років тому +20924

    Have you ever noticed that the Pope and King of the Vatican are NEVER in the same room together

    • @Bram06
      @Bram06 10 років тому +1903

      huh weird, I always see them in the exact same room together

    • @Bram06
      @Bram06 10 років тому +387

      BloodTar Do you not realize its sarcasm?

    • @druffner
      @druffner 9 років тому +220

      BloodTar the joke
      you

    • @druffner
      @druffner 9 років тому +162

      BloodTar no im saying that its a joke
      AND YOU DiDNT GET iT DUdE

    • @Chrnan6710
      @Chrnan6710 9 років тому +41

      wh...what

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 роки тому +1178

    4:50 Not quite; the UN only recognizes The Holy See as an observer, it is not a member and never has been. The Holy See has the right to attend UN assemblies as an entity, but it cannot put forward candidates, submit proposals or vote in any manner. The UN does not allow Vatican City membership due to it not supporting its citizens, but it does recognize that The Holy See holds sovereign statehood over Vatican City.
    And just to make things even more complicated: 2:25 technically the Pope as the bishop of Rome (defined as the lead bishop of the Catholic Church) has his bishop seat (cathedra) in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, outside of the Vatican. Yes he may sit more often on the 'throne' in St. Peter's Basilica but that's not where his official 'seat' is.

  • @clickbaitking4379
    @clickbaitking4379 6 років тому +17894

    Vatican City is a half square mile in land. So technically that means there is 2 popes per square mile

    • @ejoarkhamgamer567
      @ejoarkhamgamer567 4 роки тому +1286

      Benedict still has the title pope and lives in Vatican City (I think) so that’s four popes per square mile.

    • @carmi7042
      @carmi7042 4 роки тому +523

      Clikbait King, it's half square kilometre, not mile

    • @a_human8489
      @a_human8489 4 роки тому +347

      FortePiano ok then 2 popes per square kilometres

    • @subscribefornoreason542
      @subscribefornoreason542 4 роки тому +137

      No! There would be 4 popes per square mile.

    • @marcodamasio
      @marcodamasio 4 роки тому +284

      Since Pope Benedict XVI is still alive it’s 4 popes per square kilometre or 10.5 popes per square mile. That’s a lot of popes

  • @sebastiansuarez9676
    @sebastiansuarez9676 3 роки тому +6263

    "Do you know the king of the Vatican?"
    The Pope: "Well, of course I know him. He's me".

    • @aashuthoshsharma715
      @aashuthoshsharma715 3 роки тому +78

      I understood that reference.

    • @driveronehundrednine3225
      @driveronehundrednine3225 3 роки тому +18

      Wow, the sheer amount fo thought put into making this comment is just astounding. And the humor. I almost forgot to laugh

    • @kushal327
      @kushal327 2 роки тому +6

      underrated comment

    • @kajamoiddeen
      @kajamoiddeen 2 роки тому +5

      @@aashuthoshsharma715 could you please tell me where it is from? I'm trying to wrap my head around it and I'm failing. It's like a shadow dangling in my peripheral vision, I can't pinpoint it. Please tell or my head will explode.

    • @karelhirs6210
      @karelhirs6210 2 роки тому +27

      @@kajamoiddeen Star Wars episode 4 when Luke asks Obi-wan if he knows Obi-wan

  • @Hammster69official
    @Hammster69official 8 років тому +1813

    There is one interesting aspect of the Lateran Treaty with regard to citizenship that you forgot to mention: if any Vatican citizen, during the course of his / her work for the Holy See should lose all other citizenship, then upon completion of said work and concurrent loss of Vatican citizenship, said individual is automatically granted Italian citizenship.

    • @j_m_b_1914
      @j_m_b_1914 2 роки тому +167

      Wait what? Isn't that a loophole? That means I could go work for the pope, renounce my US citizenship and then when I'm "fired" I'm automatically an Italian citizen??

    • @natepags558
      @natepags558 2 роки тому +33

      @@j_m_b_1914 you would still have to pay US taxes though

    • @annakilifa331
      @annakilifa331 2 роки тому +153

      @@natepags558 no, that's only with double citizenship. If you don't have US citizenship and don't live in the US, you don't have to pay US taxes, no matter what citizenships you may or may not have had in the past.

    • @0106johnny
      @0106johnny 2 роки тому +63

      @@j_m_b_1914 The thing is that your citizenship has to be revoked, you can't just renounce it. Many countries won't just revoke your citizenship without reason. Don't know about the US though.

    • @ModernEphemera
      @ModernEphemera 2 роки тому +43

      @@j_m_b_1914 Seems like a lot of work to be considered a “loop hole”

  • @JohnSmith-kj2od
    @JohnSmith-kj2od 3 роки тому +2741

    Vatican city : 500 people
    Indian weddings : damn small crowd

    • @vkm0204
      @vkm0204 3 роки тому +43

      🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤗🤗🤗🤗🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @n4mel3ssw0lf8
      @n4mel3ssw0lf8 3 роки тому +190

      @@vkm0204 did you really need to use so many emojis

    • @helast3916
      @helast3916 2 роки тому +189

      @@n4mel3ssw0lf8 indians speak in emoji

    • @n4mel3ssw0lf8
      @n4mel3ssw0lf8 2 роки тому +100

      @@helast3916 As an Indian i can confirm

    • @NotChinmayi
      @NotChinmayi 2 роки тому +12

      @@helast3916 True.

  • @guardingdark2860
    @guardingdark2860 9 років тому +1247

    So..if he is King and Pope at the same time, does that mean he could wear TWO fancy hats if he wanted to?

    • @LeatherCladVegan
      @LeatherCladVegan 6 років тому +98

      Yes, he could. And he could also find HOT SINGLEZ IN YOUR AREA TONIGHT!!!

    • @raffaeleirlanda6966
      @raffaeleirlanda6966 6 років тому +74

      Actually he could wear a single one with three fancy crowns all together... 😀😎

    • @raffaeleirlanda6966
      @raffaeleirlanda6966 6 років тому +38

      Ron Lewenberg Pope and Pontiff are synonymous.
      The triple crown means superiority over any kings and princes, moral rector of the whole world, and deputy vicar of Christ on Earth. Use of the triple crown has been left out but nor abolished neither abandoned since pope Paul VI.

    • @lucinaaugusta7279
      @lucinaaugusta7279 6 років тому +7

      No one man should have all this power

    • @raffaeleirlanda6966
      @raffaeleirlanda6966 6 років тому +6

      Holty The styracosaurus Are you scared by the army divisions of the Vatican? 😀

  • @Exilis
    @Exilis 5 років тому +2900

    It was meant to be called "The Holy Seat" but there was a smudge on the paper.

    • @Exilis
      @Exilis 5 років тому +27

      @Arlo Cordell Okay. What?

    • @gnosjo
      @gnosjo 5 років тому +53

      No, The Holy SEAT is the papal ride.

    • @_fedmar_
      @_fedmar_ 4 роки тому +60

      That's phisically impossible bc the paper wasnt' in English, It was in Latin

    • @godswillotonye6519
      @godswillotonye6519 4 роки тому +4

      @Arlo Cordell ok so

    • @Exilis
      @Exilis 4 роки тому +34

      @An Vode Yeah, they were bad at spelling too.

  • @nicm.5338
    @nicm.5338 7 років тому +7307

    We were talking about remaining absolute monarchies in my history class, and i said vatican city was one. I could tell nobody believed me 😭

    • @mcmasters1484
      @mcmasters1484 5 років тому +133

      Can it be a absolute monarchy if you have elections?

    • @UnliVW
      @UnliVW 5 років тому +988

      @@mcmasters1484 yes. There's a monarch who exercises absolute power. The elections are just a matter of succession law which don't preclude it being a monarchy.

    • @walterbell7193
      @walterbell7193 5 років тому +10

      UA-cam User funny you should say that,,,,,

    • @nessunoniente3722
      @nessunoniente3722 5 років тому +185

      @@mcmasters1484 it's an absolute electional teocratic monarchies (excuse for my english, im italian)

    • @omit4727
      @omit4727 5 років тому +71

      So being the pope is like being the hokage . Cool .

  • @dataman6310
    @dataman6310 3 роки тому +443

    I actually circumnavigated Vatican City because of this video. Took about 45 minutes and there isn't a sidewalk for about half of it, making some corners pretty dangerous to walk around. Regardless it was very rewarding and a lot of fun!

  • @Chrnan6710
    @Chrnan6710 9 років тому +1661

    One of the best things about this video is that it is perfectly non-controversial. Good job, Grey :)

    • @katara314
      @katara314 9 років тому +20

      +Chrnan6710 Wait wait wait his name is Colin?

    • @kavifarr1758
      @kavifarr1758 9 років тому +27

      +Katara314 _ Colin Gregory Palmer Grey

    • @kavifarr1758
      @kavifarr1758 9 років тому +11

      It's pretty common knowledge at this point *****
      He revealed it (accidentally or on purpose I don't know) when he showed an email to him in one of his videos.

    • @alexanderbengtsson2485
      @alexanderbengtsson2485 9 років тому +9

      Which video?

    • @thesussyfoodcridictofameri2687
      @thesussyfoodcridictofameri2687 7 років тому +1

      lel it is his abbreviation spelled as a name

  • @thewatcherinthecloud
    @thewatcherinthecloud 7 років тому +516

    5:56 "No, I can't go home, mom. I run the gift shop in the Vatican; I live here now!"

    • @IncoherentSchizo
      @IncoherentSchizo 5 років тому +15

      That would be the best job though if you think about it. Especially if you are catholic.

    • @Owen_loves_Butters
      @Owen_loves_Butters 2 роки тому

      @@IncoherentSchizo Only if you are Catholic. You'll never become a citizen of Vatican City if you aren't.

  • @emilycanfield2634
    @emilycanfield2634 6 років тому +6026

    "Catholic related jobs"
    *shows giftshop sign* lmaoo

    • @eliegbert8121
      @eliegbert8121 5 років тому +70

      #protestantburn

    • @Zamolxes77
      @Zamolxes77 5 років тому +164

      Would you prefer he showed some altar boys ?

    • @tacticalfall4505
      @tacticalfall4505 5 років тому +13

      Is it okay if this like stays at 69 likes?

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 4 роки тому +26

      @@tacticalfall4505 NO

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 4 роки тому +13

      The Archbishop of Vatican concessions 😛

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +323

    "the largest church in the world" According to the Guinness World Records, it is the second-biggest. The largest church in the world is actually the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire with an area of 30,000 square meters (320,000 sq ft). Ironically, it was modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica. Though St. Peter's can accommodate more worshippers at 60K compared to Our Lady of Peace's 18K.
    Also 3:22 Qatar is NOT an absolute monarchy but rather a semi-constitutional one. However, although the UAE is considered a federal semi-constitutional monarchy, the rulers of each emirate is an absolute monarch

    • @SaraWolffs
      @SaraWolffs 2 роки тому

      Ok but who cares about Guinness World Records after they changed their business model from "delighting 10-year-olds" to "selling clout to dictators"?

    • @mosesracal6758
      @mosesracal6758 2 роки тому +33

      The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is largest I believe is because the surrounding land is also calculated and not just the Basilica itself, which is ironically smaller than the accompanying Cathedral near it which is also included in the calculation

    • @moosa1461
      @moosa1461 2 роки тому

      Dayum

    • @Legolas2
      @Legolas2 2 роки тому

      Why do I see your comments everywhere

  • @popalupa4844
    @popalupa4844 8 років тому +3598

    I walked across St. Peter's Square, which technically means I walked across a country in a few minutes.

  • @orangeinkius7257
    @orangeinkius7257 5 років тому +4514

    Is there just a "No girls allowed" sign outside the border

    • @franciscoarroyo18
      @franciscoarroyo18 4 роки тому +246

      Only little kids lmao

    • @thegamingchinchilla8358
      @thegamingchinchilla8358 4 роки тому +346

      Swiss Guard and Clergy all have to be men if your talking about citizenship. The Vatican gets a ton of visitor male and female

    • @danese1636
      @danese1636 4 роки тому +92

      Boys only club? >:O

    • @rice9875
      @rice9875 4 роки тому +37

      @Raw Sauce What's wrong with it being gay?

    • @SantiagoGeffen
      @SantiagoGeffen 4 роки тому +149

      @Raw Sauce you can be tough, manly and gay at the same time. Being gay doesn't make you less manly than other men.

  • @MadaraUchiha-mw9ee
    @MadaraUchiha-mw9ee 5 років тому +5734

    if there's The Holy See and where The Unholy Blind

  • @Vileplume87
    @Vileplume87 4 роки тому +427

    Italy:**exists**
    Vatican: *Ima pretend I didn’t see that*

  • @kasyu1101
    @kasyu1101 8 років тому +4812

    you forgot the fact that its the only country that speaks latin!

    • @imperatormaximus8952
      @imperatormaximus8952 8 років тому +61

      Yup

    • @scottcrocker7965
      @scottcrocker7965 8 років тому +315

      Yes, the same language all of the corrupt, old
      law and medical texts are in.
      Some say Latin is the language of Hell itself.

    • @the_diplomat51
      @the_diplomat51 8 років тому +146

      Scott Crocker Not exactly the language of the foul demons that reside in oblivion. But it is believed to be the language of the dead as Latin is the norm of the church's language and is the only thing heard by the soul in their burial ceremony. Although keep in mind that prayers cannot save souls from hell, and nor is there a "place-not-hellish-nor-heavenish" called "purgatory". The church itself sways the minds of men to follow doctrine instead of the truth engraved within the sacred scriptures.

    • @pion1819
      @pion1819 7 років тому +1

      Thomas Badberg

    • @icameherejusttocomment550
      @icameherejusttocomment550 7 років тому +154

      Avernal79 You're a Protestant, aren't you?

  • @kaickf.r.goncalves2846
    @kaickf.r.goncalves2846 8 років тому +2248

    Welcome to Vatican City! Where you work for a chair to become a citizen!

    • @mrpancake2401
      @mrpancake2401 8 років тому +35

      good for you Catholic Church, first the child rape & now this, they just can't get a break

    • @2905sid
      @2905sid 8 років тому +151

      Where you work for a chair to become a sit-izen

    • @imperialcrusader2647
      @imperialcrusader2647 8 років тому +18

      +MrPancake Just shut up.

    • @kytan9485
      @kytan9485 8 років тому

      Kaick Filipe actually you are right in some way...

    • @damijedonald6591
      @damijedonald6591 7 років тому +7

      Kaick Filipe Yea but it's the same in the UK.
      You work for the Crown

  • @jakestanley3529
    @jakestanley3529 5 років тому +392

    3:09 the *SEE*eo

  • @somerandomdudeontheinterne6520
    @somerandomdudeontheinterne6520 3 роки тому +93

    we have to watch this for geography class and ive never been happier in my life

  • @the8thgemmer467
    @the8thgemmer467 5 років тому +501

    Here’s another weird State:
    Andorra, where citizens of a different country elect their co-princes but Andorrans do not

    • @freddie_barron
      @freddie_barron 5 років тому +12

      so funny, is that really true

    • @john-maryknight2012
      @john-maryknight2012 5 років тому +64

      @@freddie_barron The President of France and Bishop of Urgell are Co-Princes of Andorra.

    • @Yongle96
      @Yongle96 4 роки тому +29

      the bishop of urgell is actually appointed by the pope, who thus is kind of a supra-head of state of andorra..

    • @happyfacefries
      @happyfacefries 4 роки тому +9

      Oh, just like DC!

    • @the8thgemmer467
      @the8thgemmer467 4 роки тому +7

      Yongle96 Co-Supra-de jure-head of state... there are two co-princes (so the same applies to the electors (citizens over 18) of France) and their appointer cannot really be called “supra-head of state” (even if they were the same person) because “Supra-“ means above i.e more but in this case the role fo head of state is symbolic and the Pope is most definitely not more symbolic than the co-princes.

  • @Ints12345
    @Ints12345 9 років тому +756

    There are 2 popes per square kilometer in Vatican

    • @alrighter2051
      @alrighter2051 6 років тому +1

      Ints12345 lol

    • @tntgtsv1979
      @tntgtsv1979 6 років тому +8

      Ints12345 and Vatican City is 0.44km square

    • @raffaeleirlanda6966
      @raffaeleirlanda6966 6 років тому +3

      Ints12345 Fancy, funny but true... 😀

    • @starfiring
      @starfiring 6 років тому

      Ints12345 Who knew?

    • @imsorrybut8107
      @imsorrybut8107 6 років тому +10

      @@tntgtsv1979 congrats man. 1 pope in 0.44 km, in 1 km it's roughly 2.

  • @TheKingBJ
    @TheKingBJ 6 років тому +146

    The first time a non-cardinal pope was elected was in 1294, after more than 2 years the conclave couldn't decide on a pope so they just elected an old benedictine monk dude, who became Celestine V. He was such a humble dude that he was later canonized, his reign lasted only a few months though because all the cardinals were playing with him (mostly the dude that became the next pope after him) and abusing the fact he has no idea about politics since he was a monk. He was the first pope in history to resign.
    After he resigned Boniface VIII the next pope inprisoned him because he feared the people who supported Celestine V might establish him as an antipope (even though he didn't want to become a pope in the first place) and the poor old dude died 2 years after.

  • @इदंब्राह्मंइदंक्षात्रं

    Teacher: The test isn't that confusing.
    The Test:

    • @Jamalba123
      @Jamalba123 3 роки тому +1

      ok did not ask ydusghdujiwesvfnjedf bdes

  • @exciteddemonstrator9150
    @exciteddemonstrator9150 6 років тому +321

    2:45 I like how the ghost popes even have ghost hats

    • @LeSauvvage
      @LeSauvvage 4 роки тому +5

      various incarnations of Papa Emeritus

    • @kevmitchify
      @kevmitchify 3 роки тому +6

      So The Holy See is a machine for converting popes to ghost popes. Make sense.

    • @terribledeadlinegameplay
      @terribledeadlinegameplay 3 роки тому

      @@kevmitchify it just takes a few decades to work

  • @jamesswords6425
    @jamesswords6425 7 років тому +755

    You forgot to talk about the Vatican City's army, the Swiss guard

    • @TheAustronaut03
      @TheAustronaut03 5 років тому +73

      5:55 "The Pope's bodyguards" is close enough

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому +6

      Or the devil worshiping jesuits.

    • @something3395
      @something3395 5 років тому +14

      But that is the army of the Holy See, not Vatican

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому +2

      @@something3395 Except there is no "holy see", that is like milking a boar and claiming it's holy.

    • @something3395
      @something3395 5 років тому +10

      Patrick Baptist ... did you notice that capitalised H?

  • @pinkiepaws
    @pinkiepaws 5 років тому +973

    *_Silently wait this to be recomended again when the Vatican Archives raid memes start blowing up on December 24th_*

    • @danese1636
      @danese1636 4 роки тому +34

      God: It's treason, then...
      *Lightning and plagues intensify*

    • @katoakman2761
      @katoakman2761 4 роки тому +24

      @@danese1636 So this is why 2020 is so bad

    • @jaxongrow9020
      @jaxongrow9020 4 роки тому +30

      @@katoakman2761 you thought 4 months ago was bad? Dang

    • @mayab2859
      @mayab2859 4 роки тому +1

      I

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah.....sure............

  • @greysky3058
    @greysky3058 3 роки тому +37

    A very informative and useful video on the complicated structure of the Vatican. A must watch.

  • @Forklift_Fella
    @Forklift_Fella 5 років тому +872

    Fun fact: there is one Pope for every 0.17 miles of land in Vatican City. The highest density of Popes per capita of anywhere in the world!
    Also Vatican City has the highest crime rate of any country in the world. Coincidence?

    • @MartinLeong25
      @MartinLeong25 5 років тому +18

      Oh no

    • @chupapi7620
      @chupapi7620 5 років тому +148

      Because their population is 1000, so if 100 people do crime 10% of the country are criminals

    • @theosteven3362
      @theosteven3362 5 років тому +169

      It isonce explained by someone in ig actually. The rate is resulted by the small ammount of citizens who are never really citizens (non-permanent) compared to tons of tourists. So if the citizens are 100 then u have 5000 tourists each day and 500 crimes each day, then u will find the numbers are outrageous..

    • @eewag1
      @eewag1 4 роки тому +3

      Jayson Davis yes

    • @LARAUJO_0
      @LARAUJO_0 4 роки тому +13

      The mile is a linear unit. I think you meant square miles

  • @justarandomguy9234
    @justarandomguy9234 8 років тому +3437

    the SEEeo.

    • @KuSaiki
      @KuSaiki 8 років тому +108

      Get out

    • @marvinuhilarious
      @marvinuhilarious 8 років тому +56

      That comment made me moist.

    • @justarandomguy9234
      @justarandomguy9234 8 років тому +11

      feels bad man

    • @ragefacememeaholic5366
      @ragefacememeaholic5366 8 років тому +32

      What do you call a black priest?
      HOLY SHIT
      What do you call a sleepwalking nun?
      A ROAMIN' CATHOLIC

    • @KuSaiki
      @KuSaiki 8 років тому +59

      How do you get a nun to lose her virginity? Dress her up as an alter boy

  • @n0lain
    @n0lain 8 років тому +4664

    In German, the word for "The Holy See" is "Der Heilige Stuhl", which could either mean "The Holy Stool" or "The Holy Shit".
    German is fun.

    • @SecretPaisleyELITE
      @SecretPaisleyELITE 8 років тому +60

      +spaghetti I thought see meant lake in german

    • @n0lain
      @n0lain 8 років тому +178

      SecretPaisleyELITE Yeah but Stuhl means seat

    • @gupdoo3
      @gupdoo3 8 років тому +216

      +SecretPaisleyELITE The "See" in Holy See comes from "sie", a word in Old French that meant "seat" (unrelated to the other word "see" that means to percieve with one's eyes). Hence, The Holy See is just a fancy way of saying "The Holy Seat", which is why it's known in German as "The Holy Chair".
      Or, as the case may be, The Holy Feces.

    • @SecretPaisleyELITE
      @SecretPaisleyELITE 8 років тому +12

      spaghetti
      oh so its called the holy seat in german, but does see actually mean lake in german?

    • @n0lain
      @n0lain 8 років тому +23

      SecretPaisleyELITE Yeah See means lake

  • @joseandresrojasbejarano3005
    @joseandresrojasbejarano3005 2 роки тому +10

    Never thought I'd laugh and enjoy a video about Vatican, since you made a rather fast and sarcastic video and at the same time, a really frankly and realistic one.

  • @luuchoo93
    @luuchoo93 9 років тому +125

    I'm a student of international law in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When I had to study this messy situation, I found this video which is a very useful tool to understand the basics. Thanks for the amazing job!

  • @randomobserver8168
    @randomobserver8168 5 років тому +515

    The idea of the Holy See as a corporate person with permanent identity isn't that unusual- The Crown serves this function in UK and Commonwealth constitutional theories, and its roots in the English tradition go back into the deep middle ages. Even earlier, the idea that the monarchy institutionally continued from one ruler to the next, or even in a gap between them, is actually pretty basic stuff. Nor is it meaningfully different, at least as far as this goes, from the continuity of the state in republics.

    • @Kitiwake
      @Kitiwake 4 роки тому +8

      Shop !
      Your confusing the average UA-cam commentator.

    • @Danilium
      @Danilium 3 роки тому +28

      The problem is that Grey is clearly an American, who do not have a concept of a non-commercial corporation, as all Civil Law countries have. The Orthodox Patriarchs, the Muslim Ismāʿīlism sect and the Catholic Churches' Orders are examples as well.

    • @Cr3zant
      @Cr3zant 3 роки тому +1

      @@Danilium "Catholic Church" "Non-commercial" Pick one.

    • @Danilium
      @Danilium 3 роки тому +29

      @@Cr3zant they do not distribute profits between shareholders, because there are none, they are entities without ultimate beneficial owners. They are not an American megachurch in this sense...

    • @TheDukeOfWaltham
      @TheDukeOfWaltham 3 роки тому +4

      @@Danilium And then let's have a look at the Sovereign Military Order of Malta...

  • @hannothephoenician633
    @hannothephoenician633 10 років тому +424

    Regardless if you're Catholic or not, the Vatican is very worth visiting. The Vatican Museum, covering every culture on earth, is one of the ten top museums in the world and has some of the most famous art in the world. Michelangelos La Pieta and the Creation, etc are only a small part of art from all over history and archaeology from around the world.

    • @a2falcone
      @a2falcone 4 роки тому +18

      Vatican MuseumS, in plural. There's even an automotive museum.

    • @MariuszWelna
      @MariuszWelna 3 роки тому +28

      Because they stole most of it...

    • @scythal
      @scythal 3 роки тому +46

      @@MariuszWelna British Museum: *there is another*

    • @fr0stburn798
      @fr0stburn798 2 роки тому +21

      @@MariuszWelna And what relevance does that have here? oH thE vAtIcAn mUsEUms are wOrth viSiTiNG bEcAUsE All thE cOOl stUff thErE ArE stOLEn...does that make sense to you? It doesn't to me.

    • @saschamayer4050
      @saschamayer4050 2 роки тому +5

      Isn't La Pieta displayed in the St. Peter's Church? 🤔
      Pretty sure it is. The church itself is free for visitors. 😉👍

  • @DSB7377
    @DSB7377 3 роки тому +31

    Within the territory of Vatican City are the Vatican Gardens (Italian: Giardini Vaticani),[58] which account for about half of this territory. The gardens, established during the Renaissance and Baroque era, are decorated with fountains and sculptures.
    The gardens cover approximately 23 hectares (57 acres). The highest point is 60 metres (197 ft) above mean sea level. Stone walls bound the area in the north, south and west.
    The gardens date back to medieval times when orchards and vineyards extended to the north of the Papal Apostolic Palace.[59] In 1279, Pope Nicholas III (Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, 1277-1280) moved his residence back to the Vatican from the Lateran Palace and enclosed this area with walls.[60] He planted an orchard (pomerium), a lawn (pratellum), and a garden (viridarium).[60]

  • @TheAceOverKings
    @TheAceOverKings 9 років тому +758

    *POPE EXCOMMUNICATES THE KING OF VATICAN CITY...ONLOOKERS CONFUSED*

    • @ninetailsfoxkyuubi2744
      @ninetailsfoxkyuubi2744 7 років тому +8

      Rohan Zener in italy the pope is also called "holy father"

    • @welp4576
      @welp4576 7 років тому

      роре коммцичкате шчтн реорые

    • @denmia1066
      @denmia1066 6 років тому +2

      NineTailsFox Kyuubi ironic the bible says not to call anyone on earth your father.

    • @popefrancis8153
      @popefrancis8153 3 роки тому

      @@denmia1066 so what do I call my father formally

  • @UwU-xk5cx
    @UwU-xk5cx 5 років тому +575

    "Elected absolute monarchy"
    *polish lithuanian commonwealth intensifies*

  • @Aernoth1
    @Aernoth1 3 роки тому +34

    Gotta love the colorful stripes of the swiss guard.

  • @jakeneedsaccess6670
    @jakeneedsaccess6670 7 років тому +115

    Because the Vatican City is .44 square km, and it contains the pope, it has approximately 2 popes per square kilometer, or a pope-ulation density of 2.27.

  • @thewelshassassin1156
    @thewelshassassin1156 10 років тому +726

    5:41 My school has more people than the vatican does

    • @NemosHusbandswife
      @NemosHusbandswife 9 років тому +50

      LETS TAKE OVER! :D lol

    • @adamcampbell743
      @adamcampbell743 9 років тому +24

      TheWelshAssassin good job it has less pedophiles than the vatican then!

    • @trainfoamerful
      @trainfoamerful 9 років тому +36

      Servus & Danz Good luck, Vatican City has a standing army of 110 Swiss Guards, with the same training as US Special Forces

    • @NemosHusbandswife
      @NemosHusbandswife 9 років тому +16

      John Michael I'll recruit a army f 200,000,000 Hobos!

    • @NemosHusbandswife
      @NemosHusbandswife 9 років тому +1

      The Anonymous They're bigger than Monaco & Vatican city. You should google it...

  • @EvanC0912
    @EvanC0912 9 років тому +806

    Grey Industries?? I guess the CEO has a "very singular taste".

    • @wegotabadasshere
      @wegotabadasshere 9 років тому +8

      What wasn't grey industries the company that Walter white owned but they sold his stocks

    • @Alchemisterius
      @Alchemisterius 9 років тому +1

      Elvis Macedo More like Gray Matter.

    • @TheCreator901
      @TheCreator901 9 років тому +25

      50 Shades of Grey XD

    • @missinesk
      @missinesk 9 років тому +6

      +EC912 slow clap....

    • @LegitSiForNow
      @LegitSiForNow 9 років тому +2

      +EC912 Crap I do aswell...
      I commonly make a country called Alexianus with a king called Sir Alexinus Alexander lV and my real name is Alex.
      Can anyone cure this?

  • @sirjoey3137
    @sirjoey3137 4 роки тому +52

    I always thought "In the heart of the Holy See" lyrics from the Sabaton song meant it was in the heart of a sea called the Holy Sea.

  • @tvremote9394
    @tvremote9394 8 років тому +1158

    so what you're telling me is....... a chair runs the vatican city and gives people passports?

    • @Wolfsgeist
      @Wolfsgeist 8 років тому +216

      +Jerrin Thomas The Holy See is like The Crown in Britain. The legal embodiment of the monarchy.

    • @nodead9126
      @nodead9126 7 років тому +18

      Yes

    • @icusawme2
      @icusawme2 7 років тому +65

      Yes, but it's a really fancy chair

    • @stayhydrated2371
      @stayhydrated2371 6 років тому +11

      Yes. It's a very smart chair.

    • @AsleepWarrior
      @AsleepWarrior 6 років тому +16

      No, who ever is appointed to sit on the Holy See 🇻🇦 runs Vatican City. So the pope thats appointed now runs it. Just like how a king of a country is appointed as the Crown.

  • @jmijaemi
    @jmijaemi 5 років тому +159

    as a catholic, thank you for allowing me to talk to my grandparents properly

  • @TheVayeight
    @TheVayeight 10 років тому +820

    Wow this was informative really informative. So Walmart should get some land and call it Walmartia and then all the Walmart employees could be called martians.

    • @RyanSaysJif
      @RyanSaysJif 10 років тому +104

      *WALmartians

    • @JesusHComedy
      @JesusHComedy 10 років тому +104

      But Wall Martia will fall due to the Attack from Titans. ie Obese Shoppers

    • @Nighthawkifikation
      @Nighthawkifikation 10 років тому +39

      Best. Thread. Ever.

    • @cummychris
      @cummychris 10 років тому +53

      Targetrians may launch an invasion and in the chaos Amozonians may gain control of the land.

    • @helioskitty9328
      @helioskitty9328 10 років тому +55

      Christopher Martinez Nobody expects the Amazonian Inquisition.

  • @decentrob8126
    @decentrob8126 4 роки тому +7

    1:19 Have anyone else noticed that the headline "Italy to Pope" is upside down on the backside of the paper

  • @avitalalef9947
    @avitalalef9947 5 років тому +90

    0:07
    The Vatican is literally invisible due to the dot of the letter "i" in the subtitles

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 2 роки тому +1

      Literally? Sorry but do you speak English?

    • @noahbecker8690
      @noahbecker8690 2 роки тому

      You can move and change the size of subtitles

  • @isphus
    @isphus 9 років тому +43

    Im studying italian culture and european history in italy for a month. Today we had a 3 hour class about the history and inner workings of the vatican and the holy see. This video taught me more than that class.

  • @SkepticalChris
    @SkepticalChris 9 років тому +61

    certain terms are confusing but can be cleared up:
    Vatican City: Territory that belongs to the Holy See, the remains of what used to be the Papal States
    Holy See: The episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome (aka, the Pope), also, the Pope and the Holy See are considered to be one in the same. Foreign Governments do not have ambassadors to the Vatican, they have ambassadors to the Holy See.
    Roman Curia: The administrative body of the Holy See (Government of the Roman Catholic Church)

  • @TerryBradstreet
    @TerryBradstreet 4 роки тому +6

    Your videos are going to get REAL interesting in a few years when you revisit the Vatican City and the City of London (in London City). REAL interesting.

  • @MrNubshow
    @MrNubshow 8 років тому +318

    There are female citizens of Vatican city though, there are 30 nuns who are citizens.

    • @diogogouveia4108
      @diogogouveia4108 8 років тому +13

      He didn't say the opposite.

    • @MrNubshow
      @MrNubshow 8 років тому +57

      Diogo Gouveia ? He said that all the citizens of Vatican are male.

    • @solisglacies3183
      @solisglacies3183 8 років тому +144

      He said, "within a rounding error, there are no female vaticans". if there are 30 female vaticans and around 500 vaticans total, then the percentage of female vaticans is less than .5, which means it rounds to zero. y'know, withing a rounding error.

    • @rumplstiltztinkerstein
      @rumplstiltztinkerstein 8 років тому +168

      30 is 6% of 500

    • @MrNubshow
      @MrNubshow 8 років тому +18

      collin wood 30 people of 500 is 6%, as Lucas Lemos Lemos mentioned. That's not statistically significant (less than or equal to 5%)

  • @TheLegend1800
    @TheLegend1800 8 років тому +391

    I really hope that the border to the Vatican says:
    Vatican City
    Because: Mussolini

    • @neerajtiwari2365
      @neerajtiwari2365 5 років тому +3

      @V R S fuck off

    • @Zamolxes77
      @Zamolxes77 5 років тому +1

      @V R S Little indian boy creates Vatican Radio app, from India ? So you basically created a pirate radio of an absolute monarchy state ?

    • @avitalalef9947
      @avitalalef9947 5 років тому +5

      Israel:
      Because: hitler

  • @EsailiaLightheart
    @EsailiaLightheart 8 років тому +84

    I won my first ever civ 4 game by this method. Not because of my population, but because of all the religion across the globe. No one started wars or bullied me because they all followed religions I founded and spread. I ended up being voted into the UN and elected leader because of this, thus getting the diplomatic victory.

    • @warwickeng5491
      @warwickeng5491 8 років тому +1

      +EsailiaLightheart Or just play as Greece or Rome and invade everyone possible,or play as Russia and colonize the entire globe

    • @bcat010
      @bcat010 8 років тому +1

      Now you need to play EU4 and gain control of the Holy See.

    • @tobyyawn24
      @tobyyawn24 8 років тому +3

      EsailiaLightheart religions aren't the problem. it people who do things differently then what they are used to is what starts wars. you can take all faiths out and you will still have wars.

    • @mxhst.6668
      @mxhst.6668 6 років тому

      Pecu Alex shiet she woke as she posted this 2 yrs ago

  • @luciad.6487
    @luciad.6487 3 роки тому +11

    It's not like as an Italian kid I've been taught this story like a hundred times and yet I'm here

  • @grimm_plush
    @grimm_plush 8 років тому +228

    no you have it wrong
    the papal state took over the world in 1792
    eu4 told me so

    • @papisuckmypoosay69
      @papisuckmypoosay69 6 років тому +4

      then the aliens got so much ae opinion they started a coalition and forced the pope to release the world

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому +3

      Note that the rulers of every other land bow and kiss the popes ring.
      The vatican has the worlds largest collection of painting of naked children.... There isn't a single catholic that isn't a pedophile supporter to say the least of em.

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому +1

      @D. P. The jesuit order has been writing up what is considered official...
      The vatican is the worst plague upon the Earth.

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому

      @D. P. Christianity is not idolatry to start with, thus the catholics didn't bring it friend.
      You would have to understand what Christianity even is, just because they talk about "A" "jesus" doesn't mean they are talking about the real one taught in Scriptures my friend. In other words as the Bible says they were nothing more than wolves in sheeps clothing.
      Most people don't understand what a Christian even is or what a true one believes.
      I'm sure you know of who Judas Iscariot was, in Jesus' day everyone though he was a believer as well but he was the one that sold Jesus out for 30 pieces of silver....

    • @PatrickBaptist
      @PatrickBaptist 5 років тому

      @D. P. "I want to know who really brought Christianity to Western Europe." Couldn't tell you I wasn't around when it happened. I'm not one to really believe the claims of much of the history written.
      "bibles were written in 15 century AD" Actually Scriptures were pened before Christ came, not the NT, but the OT was.
      "Jesus is character of church literature" Depends on which "jesus" you are talking about, but you are half true there.

  • @brendancarlton7326
    @brendancarlton7326 8 років тому +73

    Look into how the co-heads of state of the tiny mountain nation of Andorra are chosen...

    • @JacoboCastroHerrera
      @JacoboCastroHerrera 8 років тому +8

      The spanish co-heads (Co-prince) of Andorra is the Bishop of Urgell, not The Pope. The french co-prince is President of French Republic.

    • @JacoboCastroHerrera
      @JacoboCastroHerrera 8 років тому +5

      ***** Whatever bishop is appoint by the Pope. But the pope is not co-prince of Andorra. The President of French Republic is elected by french citizens. The Andorrians are not elect their co-princes.

  • @rangarolls6018
    @rangarolls6018 9 років тому +276

    I don't care, the holy sea is a chair, a chair gives people passports.

    • @AJZulu
      @AJZulu 9 років тому +20

      +Aconserva jones It's "Holy See", not "Sea".

    • @rangarolls6018
      @rangarolls6018 9 років тому +26

      +AJZulu there should be a Holy Sea as well

    • @goodmoriarty5457
      @goodmoriarty5457 8 років тому +10

      its should be called Holy Shit

    • @ihsantriapramanda1973
      @ihsantriapramanda1973 8 років тому +4

      +Aconserva jones Your avatar must be "Holy Cow"

    • @lionfish1913
      @lionfish1913 8 років тому

      +Qarnatics Cuhz *See

  • @HarleyQuinn_93
    @HarleyQuinn_93 4 роки тому +26

    I’ve been here, it’s beautiful.... did you know they have Mass underground in the catacombs? If you do and know why, you know your history!

    • @josephnormyle28
      @josephnormyle28 4 роки тому

      the catacombs are to house the dead and as a safe place. As no upstanding person would attack a church and if they did, why the catacombs. Even though attacking a village was commonplace, desecration was a huge fucking deal.

    • @Jamalba123
      @Jamalba123 3 роки тому

      ok

  • @AzureKite
    @AzureKite 8 років тому +124

    Isn't the whole "king and pope at the same time" ordeal the same in england? because by rule the king of england is also the head of the anglican church, no?

    • @wolves600
      @wolves600 7 років тому +29

      the Queen is not an absolute monarch

    • @stayhydrated2371
      @stayhydrated2371 6 років тому +2

      I mean, I guess, except it isn't an absolute monarch because... queen

    • @Sarahbryson321
      @Sarahbryson321 6 років тому +2

      I suppose so

    • @navalcroissant6111
      @navalcroissant6111 6 років тому

      Oh shit

    • @Halophage
      @Halophage 6 років тому +1

      @@stayhydrated2371 Freddy Mercury's Magna Carta is a masterpiece.

  • @alex.saenz5133
    @alex.saenz5133 8 років тому +22

    This is so nice to know! I lived in Roma,Italy for three years and all the memories are coming back. I always wondered about the Vatican City after being there myself, now I know!

  • @randomobserver8168
    @randomobserver8168 5 років тому +33

    It might have been worth noting that the Italian move against the Papal States was part of their unification, as opposed to just implying the modern Kingdom of Italy had always existed on both sides and had just decided to eliminate the Papal States stuck in their middle.

  • @xp_studios7804
    @xp_studios7804 2 роки тому +8

    If you can't find the title "King of Vatican City" anywhere, it's because his official title is "Sovereign", which basically means king.

  • @adammcgarrity28
    @adammcgarrity28 5 років тому +23

    When I went to Italy, one of my goals was to take the same photo at 1:55 and I actually did!

  • @eliegbert8121
    @eliegbert8121 5 років тому +8

    3:22 Lichtenstein is an absolute monarchy, kings holds the power to veto anything/stop discussion of anything.

  • @Jewsader
    @Jewsader 8 років тому +540

    Given the weird rules with the holy see, isn't vatican city a corporotocracy then?

    • @manheap12
      @manheap12 8 років тому +6

      Blaster of Gasters, Defender of The Shitposter Not at all. The Pope is still king.

    • @Jewsader
      @Jewsader 8 років тому +18

      manheap12 But the holy see technically appoints the king, and the holy see is a corporation...so...

    • @josegarciamandujano6913
      @josegarciamandujano6913 7 років тому +58

      Blaster of Gasters, Defender of The Shitposter it's not a corporation, he just called it that to make it easier to understand

    • @stoutyyyy
      @stoutyyyy 6 років тому +6

      The Holy See is a religious episcopy, not a corporation

    • @9517-h7o
      @9517-h7o 6 років тому +3

      In USA states elect president, not people. Jet it is not statocracy, it's just bad way of democracy.

  • @CamilleDalchan
    @CamilleDalchan 3 роки тому +37

    This was an insightful video because I’m reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and The Vatican City and it’s descriptive whereabouts appears to be very important in this book and this video helped a lot since I have no real knowledge of the Vatican except the basics (Pope, city of holiness etc). Thanks!

  • @sabaca304
    @sabaca304 8 років тому +317

    Soooo, what if someone was to destroy the holy see? I'm curious now.

    • @driveman6490
      @driveman6490 8 років тому +220

      +Sabaca 1.2 billion sheep would lose their way.

    • @ryanofarrell186
      @ryanofarrell186 8 років тому +8

      +driveman
      Beat me to it!

    • @driveman6490
      @driveman6490 8 років тому +8

      +Ryan O'Farrel Get up early enough, you get a lot done. Have a nice day!

    • @JPKloess
      @JPKloess 8 років тому +55

      Build another? Why?

    • @mrward6510
      @mrward6510 8 років тому +27

      Don't give isis ideas destroy that seat a untold horror will emerge it was for told 👹

  • @Jermanthegreat
    @Jermanthegreat 9 років тому +12

    4:15 "Give me Wizard Island. Oregon doesn't need it"
    Being from Oregon made me crack up. 2 fold since I've been to crater lake many times...

    • @danielstockton3707
      @danielstockton3707 7 років тому +2

      I have been to crater lake many times, i live about a two hour drive away, in medford.

  • @jack.alexander99
    @jack.alexander99 6 років тому +4

    0:22 you've no idea how long it took me to realize that the grey bits on the map (the bits that look more like water than brown) were land and that the brown was water.

  • @corushoo
    @corushoo 2 роки тому +8

    I love the Fish Friday at 2:51

  • @ortegaajesus1998
    @ortegaajesus1998 9 років тому +42

    So many haters always hating on Catholics yet we're always the ones that are falsely called haters..

    • @paulinevargas1092
      @paulinevargas1092 9 років тому +1

      Wait.... They do? XD never heard of it @7@

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 9 років тому +7

      The Catholic Church seems to be one of the, if not the, most open and accepting religious groups that I know. It's the loonies like the Westboro Baptists that give Christianity a bad name.

    • @TheStickCoverBand
      @TheStickCoverBand 9 років тому

      +Josh Adams Doesn't the Catholic Church treat women in a very unaccepting manner though?

    • @improfision
      @improfision 8 років тому

      +TheStickCoverBand No that is the Westboro Baptists... the only thing catholics women need to do is just wear headscarf while praying in the church

    • @JovialDescent
      @JovialDescent 8 років тому

      +improfision They don't even have to do that anymore where I live

  • @SableGear
    @SableGear 11 років тому +7

    "Sovereign Corporate Headquarters" sounds like a good starting point for a dystopic sci-fi novel

  • @M4nbird
    @M4nbird 11 років тому +105

    If i was the pope king dude i would take advantage of it and build a fucking parking garage.

    • @ElizabethWaid
      @ElizabethWaid 10 років тому

      hahahaha I wish!!

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 10 років тому +20

      The Pope has greater issues on his mind, like holy law and new stained-glass windows.

    • @gammondog
      @gammondog 10 років тому +9

      Yes,and while he's at it he can sell tax free cigarettes and open up a casino.

    • @sophiey4341
      @sophiey4341 10 років тому +10

      Lol! Are there even any space left in the Vatican to build a garage. Maybe an underground garage but who knows what's underneath the Vatican.

    • @SeraphimRoad
      @SeraphimRoad 7 років тому +2

      My Swiss Guards. I shall take ye to a holy Crusde to take back the holy lands for more parking space. Deus Vult!

  • @st.michaelthearchangel7774
    @st.michaelthearchangel7774 4 роки тому +38

    The pope is also the vicar of Christ, one of the most sublime offices one could ever receive.

  • @NWRTales1221
    @NWRTales1221 11 років тому +20

    It also makes Vatican City the only absolute monarchy in Europe. And even if Vatican City is not a European member, it has the right to use their currency, the "Euro".

    • @razr190
      @razr190 11 років тому

      Inb4 Swaziland, the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia.
      Though, the Vat is one of two Theocracy's left. The other being Iran.

    • @sander395
      @sander395 11 років тому +5

      Antony Van Cleave "In Europe"

    • @lancepaitsel8202
      @lancepaitsel8202 11 років тому

      Antony Van Cleave the americans was found way before the 1800's

    • @razr190
      @razr190 11 років тому +2

      Lance Paitsel America is half the world?

    • @NWRTales1221
      @NWRTales1221 10 років тому +1

      We are talking about country government. The United Kingdom Monarchy has very little power to the country therefore its a constitutional monarchy not an absolute monarchy.

  • @Astervista
    @Astervista 8 років тому +48

    "This map is wildly over-simplified but trust me, you really don't want to know" (0:38)So tell me why I have to study all this mess and names and events?Next time I'll write this on my History test. Thanks CGP Grey.

    • @edi0157
      @edi0157 8 років тому +1

      good idea:))

    • @jacksonvilla8800
      @jacksonvilla8800 8 років тому

      I'll say the holy sea is a company... And therefore I want to make a company to make my own passports to travel to wherever I want as whoever I want therefore I can easily escape a man hunt for me

    • @patternedpike3746
      @patternedpike3746 8 років тому

      In order to do that, first you'll need to buy land and the rights of sovereignty to that land, assuming you can find an existing nation willing to sell it.

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 7 років тому

      Patterned Pike
      Or conquer a random island somewhere, construct an evil lair, hire henchmen, laugh maniacally a couple of times, and stroke a white cat. Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a small country and a supervillain! I'd recommend ducking right now, as the sound your hearing is the rushing wind accompanying that meddling hero's abdominal muscles.

  • @josie9599
    @josie9599 8 років тому +2668

    sooo...christianity is run by a fancy chair

    • @Quasihamster
      @Quasihamster 8 років тому +79

      +josephina Strano ...full of farts. Holy shit.

    • @josie9599
      @josie9599 8 років тому +4

      yep

    • @Plasticcaz
      @Plasticcaz 8 років тому +346

      +josephina Strano *Catholicism

    • @JesseeMora
      @JesseeMora 8 років тому +12

      ^

    • @darthutah6649
      @darthutah6649 8 років тому +118

      +josephina Strano the catholic church is led by the pope. The eastern orthodox church is run by a patriarch. Protestant christians have no ruler and are split into several denominations (baptist, evangelist, nazarene, etc).

  • @Spencer17979
    @Spencer17979 3 роки тому +2

    Love how you used crater lake's wizard island volcano in your analogy

  • @Sirholyphoenix
    @Sirholyphoenix 8 років тому +42

    Humanity, the only species that can allow an inanimate object to have the highest power in their society and still be successful.

    • @Sirholyphoenix
      @Sirholyphoenix 8 років тому +6

      That chair is probably better at Tetris than most people.

    • @PoliticallyDonutTasty
      @PoliticallyDonutTasty 8 років тому +4

      You mean like the British Crown?

    • @voltagedrop5899
      @voltagedrop5899 6 років тому +1

      +Sirholyphoenix
      those are exactly why we are successful as a species though. instead of having every person do whatever he wants, regardless of its consequences for the rest of the society, we have instead created a set of ideals that everyone is expected to adhere to, which greatly benefits the society by preventing most of the "unreliable" members of the society from going on random killing/ robbing sprees either through social pressure or through the use of force (law enforcement). these inanimate objects serve as a reminder to (ideally) every member of the society to the core principles the society was founded upon.

  • @EmpressWolf
    @EmpressWolf 9 років тому +115

    Wait, so 'The Holy See', is an embodiment of all of their rules?
    .... you know suddenly things make a lot of sense.

    • @TheKingAmongThem
      @TheKingAmongThem 9 років тому +15

      +EmpressWolf Essentially. It's the Pope's throne.

    • @krim7
      @krim7 9 років тому +72

      +EmpressWolf In other monarchies, they use the term, "The Crown".

  • @dylanwarwick4429
    @dylanwarwick4429 8 років тому +33

    When u know of the Papal State's existence because u played Medieval: Total War

    • @dylanwarwick4429
      @dylanwarwick4429 8 років тому

      2:20 There's a king tho?

    • @mxcpxr2532
      @mxcpxr2532 8 років тому +6

      europa universalis iv for me

    • @janemoneypenny1809
      @janemoneypenny1809 8 років тому +4

      ck2

    • @jhentai0316
      @jhentai0316 5 років тому

      just history, man! the essential reason italy had to wait 'til the 19th to become a country!

  • @DSB7377
    @DSB7377 3 роки тому +3

    Vatican City's climate is the same as Rome's: a temperate, Mediterranean climate Csa with mild, rainy winters from October to mid-May and hot, dry summers from May to September. Some minor local features, principally mists and dews, are caused by the anomalous bulk of St Peter's Basilica, the elevation, the fountains, and the size of the large paved square.

  • @enderghostit2320
    @enderghostit2320 8 років тому +10

    In reality, Mussolini treated with the pope because, in 1870, Italy occupied Rome because She wanted Rome as capital city and destroyed Papal State. Then, the pope said all Christians that they can't take part in italian policy, and most of them lsiten him.
    After 50 years, Mussolini decided to solve this problem and, with the pope, he signed Lateran Pact (Patti Lateranensi in italian).
    And with this pact, Vatican City borned, like you said :)
    (sorry for my english, I'm italian, and this is why i'm so informed about this argument :P)

  • @SuperMClone
    @SuperMClone 11 років тому +26

    2:40 Game of Thrones reference :D

  • @parkerhill6839
    @parkerhill6839 11 років тому +67

    how should we cite you in a essay?

  • @miriga3927
    @miriga3927 3 роки тому +8

    Grey; got it?
    Me: yes got it the first time but came back cause it’s amusing to me
    Gray: No? Well here’s an analogy

  • @Wompylulz
    @Wompylulz 11 років тому +8

    Is nearly 20 years that i live in rome, i was born in rome, i've studied all the history behind my contry and still doesn't undestrand vatican city and it's law, statute and so on. Indeed is a good looking city, with lots of history and art behind. If you'll ever have the possibility to come to Rome, take some time to visit vatican city, lefting behind all the problems that the religion and the city itself have.

    • @Dumbees-i2h
      @Dumbees-i2h 2 роки тому

      I'm confused about the Catholic teachings sometimes there teachings are contradict to the holy Bible 😥

  • @augustoflores3159
    @augustoflores3159 9 років тому +78

    A chair in charge of a country.Oh,Vatican City

    • @itayeldad3317
      @itayeldad3317 9 років тому +46

      A hat in charge of about half the world make much more sense

    • @GreyWolfLeaderTW
      @GreyWolfLeaderTW 8 років тому +5

      Technically, the crown of any monarchy is considered the legally incorporated entity which rules the country.

    • @DamonBMW
      @DamonBMW 7 років тому

      about half the world lol get the hell out of here. 1 billion is not half of 7.5 billion.

    • @chrsfrtz2009
      @chrsfrtz2009 6 років тому

      yup... the davidic chair... rotfl

    • @seikibrian8641
      @seikibrian8641 6 років тому

      Incipio OG "A chair in charge of a country."
      Yes, just as a chair is in charge of many corporations, agencies, etc. Consider the title "chairman."

  • @TimeToMine830
    @TimeToMine830 5 років тому +39

    That "simplified" map of italy is bordering on straight up lying.

  • @randomnessrules4971
    @randomnessrules4971 3 роки тому +1

    0:53
    Charles, Duke of Bourbon and Philip IV of France: Never stopped me

  • @glaglo
    @glaglo 5 років тому +10

    Everything is correct in the video, but I think you're making the whole "the Pope and the King are the same person" deal way more mind-blowing than it needs to be, considering Popes have been kings for like 1200 years more or less.
    Also keeping calling the Holy See a corporation is not a really good idea, because the HS is more of a political entity since way before Mussolini.
    About Mussolini: the part about the Pope not messing in Italian war affairs has nothing to do with Hitler but more with the Pope always meddled in the political debate in Italy. Mussolini was trying to get rid of a really influential political adversary.

  • @JohnOhno
    @JohnOhno 11 років тому +73

    Is it just me, or does this whole CEO/monarch thing and citizen/employee thing seem *very* cyberpunk? It doesn't sound like something that a religion would do; it sounds like something that a zaibatsu's corporate arcology would do, if their CEO lived on life support in a vat on a private space station and appeared in public only as a hologram.

    • @CazRaX
      @CazRaX 11 років тому +16

      Wait... that isn't how the Pope makes appearances?

    • @JohnEusebioToronto
      @JohnEusebioToronto 11 років тому +9

      Religions have to operate in the world. The world has laws, and to continue to operate with any structure, they exist within those laws. If the law would classify a religion as an organization, they do so.
      If the only way the Church can operate is by gaining independence as a tiny nation (very odd circumstances...), they make themselves a country, which needs a government.
      The religion is still there. But as the world gets more complicated, they have to adapt the structure a bit.

    • @JohnEusebioToronto
      @JohnEusebioToronto 11 років тому +20

      Lucijan Cernelic they existed before that guy. They are just a country because of him, and they only went that route because they and Mussolini didn't get along

    • @YeshuaChuy
      @YeshuaChuy 11 років тому +2

      Pretty cool analogy. Maybe we can work it like this?
      Religion, as most people define it, is just a subset of absolute ideologies. As technology, science, and society begin to exceed the understanding of its individual members, you will see these things become objects of "religion" in a much more general sense. i.e. faith will be necessary to operate even in your daily tasks, as the ability to critically evaluate all the necessary details is beyond the grasp of our meat brains (arguably, this point was reached a long time ago for the general population).
      Now, the artificial extensions we might have available to plug into that would give us a neat picture will themselves employ principles beyond our ability to learn, so even "knowing" how everything works via that method will require faith in the infrastructure that designs/builds/maintains it, which is itself a major component of society at large.
      So, yeah, pretty interesting stuff.

    • @elephantofdoom
      @elephantofdoom 11 років тому +9

      Actually, the whole concept of a legal corporate person was invented by the Catholic Church. Monks renounce their right to own property, but need a place to live. So monasteries where declared to be "people" who, because they had no souls, could not sin and therefore were not accountable for anything they did. If it sounds weird, remember: technical terms do not equal what they actually are.

  • @seiban8455
    @seiban8455 8 років тому +22

    Sooooo, basically the Vatican exists because Mussolini wanted to join the side with the best facial hair?

  • @eliegbert8121
    @eliegbert8121 4 роки тому +3

    4:22
    Is that wizard island in crater lake?

  • @darthteej1
    @darthteej1 9 років тому +8

    This analogy of the Holy See to a corporation is really, really weird. The vast majority of legal scholars, from what I've seen, make the analogy to a state with Vatican City as sovereign territory(which is also still its own city state), and with absolute state ownership of property. CGP Grey is the only person I see anywhere arguing that it's a corporate structure as opposed to a state structure.

    • @Rattielicious
      @Rattielicious 9 років тому

      perhaps because states are also corporations?

    • @michaelbledsoe9296
      @michaelbledsoe9296 9 років тому +2

      Look up the definition of the word "analogy".