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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
[[File:Vatikan-Regierungspalast.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Palace of the Governorate is the ''de facto'' seat of government of the Papal State, distinct from the seat of Papal authority.]] | |||
The government of the Papal State has a unique structure. As governed by the Holy See, the [[Pope]] is the sovereign of the state, while legislative authority is vested in the Pontifical Commission for the State of the Church, a body of cardinals appointed by the Pope for five-year periods. Executive power is in the hands of the president of that commission, assisted by the general secretary and deputy general secretary. The state's foreign relations are entrusted to the Holy See's Secretariat of State and diplomatic service. Nevertheless, the Pope has absolute power in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches over the Papal State, and is thus the only absolute monarch in [[Levantia]]. Operationally, there are departments that deal with health, security, telecommunications and other matters. | The government of the Papal State has a unique structure. As governed by the Holy See, the [[Pope]] is the sovereign of the state, while legislative authority is vested in the Pontifical Commission for the State of the Church, a body of cardinals appointed by the Pope for five-year periods. Executive power is in the hands of the president of that commission, assisted by the general secretary and deputy general secretary. The state's foreign relations are entrusted to the Holy See's Secretariat of State and diplomatic service. Nevertheless, the Pope has absolute power in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches over the Papal State, and is thus the only absolute monarch in [[Levantia]]. Operationally, there are departments that deal with health, security, telecommunications and other matters. | ||