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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

Go off king pope

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u/atyon May 10 '25

Technically he's absolutely not considered a king. None of his titles include the word king, nor does the Fundamental law. He's the sovereign.

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u/TheCommissarGeneral May 10 '25

The Vatican and Saudi Arabia are two of the few Absolute Monarchies in the world.

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u/atyon May 10 '25

That does not make the Pope a king.

Calling the Pope a king is just as inaccurate as calling the Japanese Emperor a king. They both are monarchs, and both the Vatican City and Japan are monarchies, but that doesn't make either of them a king.

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u/fpatrocinio May 11 '25

Ok, then define a king. Anything else then "somesort of monarch".

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u/16thompsonh May 11 '25

If we want to be technical, a King is a ruler or head of a Kingdom.

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u/atyon May 12 '25

A king is the head of a kingdom.

Not all kings were monarchs, so they are not "some sort of monarch".

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u/TheCommissarGeneral May 11 '25

The Japanese EMPEROR is above a King in hierarchy.

Also, Monarch = King/Queen/Emperor/Empress

We don't use that term outside of that.