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Not that I support it but the Vatican is VERY DIFFERENT than Israel. It has no real power by design and is not an autonomous country by any means
The Vatican? I mean, some number of billion dollars and quite an impressive userbase.
I think you meant like armies and weapons etc., though, which is fair enough.
I meant political power
Uhhh... They have kind of absurd political power. The Vatican is essentially the decision making body of something a close to an international political business with a history of teaming up with governments to support initiatives.
Like look at the genocidal regime of residential schools in Canada. While they were a government initiative 2/3 of them were run directly by the Catholic church.
Political power doesn't always mean strictly "interfaces directly with official government" either. Politics is the web of citizen buy in to how the world should be run. The Catholic Church is incredibly influential on citizens many of whom take the directives of the church and translate it into agency in a multitude of ways. It's not a perfect control but it's certainly used to shape the political landscape the world over.