Catholic Theocracy
"The Catholic Faith, which always preserves the unfashionable virtue, is at this moment alone sustaining the independent intellect of man."
Catholic Theocracy, sometimes shortened to CathTheo, is an authoritarian, culturally
right, and economically
center to
center-left ideology inhabiting the upper center political compass.
CathTheo seeks to have the values of the Catholic faith upheld as the law and to have a state very closely tied to the Catholic Church.
History
On 27th of February of the year 380 AD, the Edict of Thessalonica was issued by emperor Theodosius I, making Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire, outlawing all other religions and legalizing the prosecution of their followers.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, most of the Germanic tribes that previously practiced Arian Christianity adopted Chalcedonian Christianity in order to ally themselves with the religious figures of the regions they were invading, leading to most of the former Western Roman Empire becoming a Catholic theocracy loyal to the Vicar of Christ in Rome, while the Eastern Roman Empire evolved into an Orthodox Theocracy loyal to the Emperor of Byzantium after the schism of 1054 permanently split European Christianity.
The Catholic Church maintained various degrees of control across Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Perhaps the place where this rule was most dominant was in the Papal States - a territory in central Italy under the direct rule of the Papacy. In other parts of Catholic Europe, the control of the church varied depending on both place and time. On one hand, the church maintained a great deal of sway over secular rulers, and Catholicism was the official state religion of most Western European states until the Protestant Reformation, with the church able to enforce her own laws in
Ecclesiastical courts alongside state courts (such as in the
Inquisition). On the other hand, the church often found itself in conflict with the various monarchies of Europe, most notably in the
Investiture Controversy with the
Holy Roman Emperors and the 'Babylonian Captivity' in France. The Papal States aside, assorted territories scattered across Europe were under the rule of prince-bishops, mostly located in the German territories. They were dissolved after being defeated in the Napoleonic Wars, with the German Confederation that replaced the HRE consisting of secular city-states and hereditary monarchies, leaving the Papal States the only full Catholic Theocracy in Europe. The Ecclesiastical courts were eventually dissolved outside of the Papal States due to the secularization of law in Europe, with canonical law being phased out in favor of secular civil law.
The Papal states were dissolved in 1870 at the end of the Risorgimento after Rome was captured by Sardinian forces and Italy was unified, with the Pope being considered a "Prisoner in the Vatican" until the creation of the Vatican City in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty with
the fascist government. Vatican City controls less than a square kilometer of land. Despite the small size of the only remaining catholic theocracy, Catholicism still has a lot of power due to having more than 1 billion followers. Andorra is a partial example of a modern Catholic theocracy, with the Bishop of Urgell being its co-leader along with the French head of state (exact position depends on the time period).
Beliefs
Church-State Unity
Catholic Theocracy believes that church and state are inseparable and that the Head of the Catholic Church (Pope) should also act as the Head of State.
Papal Primacy, Supremacy and Infallibility
Papal Primacy is a Roman Catholic doctrine. The doctrine asserts that the Pope has a unique and central role in matters of faith, morals, and governance. As such, the Pope's decisions and teachings are considered to be authoritative and binding for the entire Catholic Church.
Papal Supremacy is a Roman Catholic doctrine. The doctrine emphasizes the Pope's authority as the supreme earthly head of the Church. According to it, the Pope has ultimate and supreme jurisdiction over all matters related to the Church, including matters of faith, discipline, and governance.
Papal Infallibility is a Roman Catholic doctrine. The doctrine defines the Pope's pronouncements on matters of faith and morals as being free from error and protected by the Holy Spirit from teaching falsehoods. For a papal pronouncement to be considered infallible, certain criteria must be met, including the Pope speaking ex cathedra (from the chair of Peter) and making a definitive and binding statement concerning faith or morals for the entire Church.
Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is a body of Catholic doctrine that emphasizes the inherent dignity of each person and calls for the common good within society. It addresses critical social issues such as oppression, wealth distribution, and the role of the state, and critiques modern ideologies from both the left and right that conflict with these values. At its core is Human Dignity, the belief that every person is made in the image of God and thus holds intrinsic worth. This principle underlies CST's emphasis on Dignity of Work, advocating for labor practices that respect workers' rights and contributions, seeing work as a means for individuals to grow and contribute to society.
CST also includes a Preferential Option for the Poor, prioritizing care and justice for marginalized individuals, including the impoverished, disabled, elderly, and oppressed. This principle underscores the Church’s call to address social inequality, with a responsibility to protect and uplift those most in need. Solidarity further strengthens this vision by encouraging unity and mutual support across all groups, recognizing that every person’s well-being is interconnected.
Subsidiarity is another key principle, advocating that matters should be handled at the most local level possible, only involving larger organizations when necessary. This respects the autonomy of communities while promoting a balanced governance structure. Linked to this is Communitarianism, which stresses the importance of social bonds and responsibilities, guiding societies to prioritize relationships and collective welfare over radical individualism.
Stewardship calls for caring for God's creation, promoting sustainable practices and a responsible relationship with the environment. The principle of Christian Corporatism aligns with CST by endorsing social and economic policies that balance the interests of workers, employers, and the community, fostering cooperation over competition. Altogether, these principles of CST offer a comprehensive framework for building a just society that respects human dignity, promotes the common good, and cares for the most vulnerable.
Theological Traditions
Augustinianism
Augustianism was one of earliest branches of Christian theology and philosophy. Its creator is Augustine of Hippo.
Augustinian contributions to Catholic theology are, among others:
- Six days of creation as metaphor, not an actual amount of time. According to Augustine, God has created everything at once and the six days describe the spiritual, not physical, way.
- Original Sin being act of either foolishness followed by pride or the pride coming first. The tree was a symbol, and original sin was manifestation of human self-centredness and lack of respect for the world as created by God.
- Christian Anthropology describing soul and body as created in perfect unity. Yet, since fall of humanity body and soul fight each other - body representing physical force and soul being the spiritual one. The soul is superior to body and therefore is suitable to govern it.
- Ecclesiology describing the Church as containing two dimensions - visible and invisible. The visible dimension, including: hierarchy and the sacraments) was (partial and imperfect) reflection of invisible (souls of those being part of the Church).
Charismatic
Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a syncretic Catholic denomination which combines Catholicism with
Evangelical Christianity. The movement began in 1967, when group of Catholic attended a
Protestant worship ceremony. They claimed to have been "baptized in Holy Spirit".
Main traits of CCR are emphasis on: "personal relationship with Jesus", emotional experience and receiving "gifts of the Holy Spirit". CCR is also highly influenced by
Pentecostalism.
Jansenism
Jansenism was a strongly determinist current of Catholic thought widespread in the 16th and 17th centuries, mainly in France and to a lesser extent in Italy and developed by the Dutch theologian Jansenius. It contrasts sharply with Molinism due to molinist strong emphasis on free will and due to Jansesius' belief in double predestination this current was sometimes accused of being heterodox if not downright crypto-Calvinist and heretical and eventually there was official condemnation by Pope Innocent X in 1653. This current was also supported by the philosopher Blaise Pascal.
Modernism
Modernism is a movement that seeks a break with Catholic traditions and a revolutionary change in the Church, sometimes seeing the Second Varican Council as a liberalizing and positive force in discontinuity with respect to the deplored past or other times seeing it as too much moderate and substantially conservative. A group of Catholic thinkers with markedly progressive tendencies and which emphasizes the "spirit of the council" is the Bologna school, which is based in the homonymous Italian city. Modernism was firmly condemned by Saint Pius X as "the synthesis of all errors" and until the Second Vatican Council an anti-modernist oath was imposed on all priests.
Scotism
Blessed Duns Scotus was a medieval Scottish theologian belonging to the Franciscan order who supported positions such as theological voluntarism and compatibilism.
Scotus influenced Scotistic realism.
Scholasticism
Scholasticism was the main school of thought of medieval Catholicism, with a strongly rationalist and
Aristotelian approach based on "Faith and Reason", innovative compared to the Neoplatonism of the early Middle Ages. Scholasticism is in turn divided into many smaller currents.
Thomism
Thomism is a current of scholasticism developed by the Italian theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas was among the first in the West to open up to the ideas of Averroes and became, with the name of Doctor Angelicus, a doctor of the Church and a pillar of Christian and Western philosophy for centuries. The
Benedictines, the order that has always been strongly conservative to which Thomas himself belonged, have historically been and still remain very traditionalist and linked to Thomism as opposed to heterodox currents.
Ockhamism
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Nominalism
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Neo-Scholasticism
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Traditionalism

Traditionalism is the set of beliefs, practices, customs, traditions, liturgical forms, devotions, and presentations of Catholic teaching that existed in the Catholic Church before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. In particular attachment to the Tridentine Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass. Many traditional Catholics tend to be strongly conservatives and oppose liberal and leftist ideals.
Sedevacantism
Sedevacantism is an extremist and heretical branch of Traditional Catholicism that believes The Catholic Church has been dormant since the death of Pope Pius XII, and all popes following him led The Church into heresy. The sedevacantists broke away for a series of issues from the main traditionalist group, the SSPX of the French Marcel Lefebvre (which recognizes the legitimacy of all post-conciliar popes and has more relaxed relations with Rome), to found the small SSPV, widespread in the USA and Canada. It's a minority position within Traditional Catholicism and is considered heretical by The Church.
Regional
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism is derived from Anglicanism, a syncretic Christian denomination that takes elements from both Catholicism and Protestantism, but Anglo-Catholicism leans more Catholic than Protestant.
Fawkesianism
Guy Fawkes was a terrorist who in 1605, acted on behalf of a greater Gunpowder Plot that was led by Robert Catesby to depose the Anglican James I of England and restore Catholicism in England, starting by blowing up the House of Lords. The plot failed with Guy Fawkes being executed, while Catesby was killed during his last stand.
Hebrew Catholicism
Hebrew Catholicism describes either ethnic Jews who converted to
Catholicism or non-Jewish believers who syncretize
Mosaic traditions with Catholic doctrine.
Marianismo
Marianismo is term used to describe ideal of femininity, strongly connected to devotion to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Its popular in
Hispanic countries, especially
Mexico.
Maronite Church
The Maronite Church is part of Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Rome. Its members, known as Maronites, are
ethnoreligious group native to Levant region.
Neo-Guelphism
Neo-Guelphism was political movement in 19th century region of Italy. It aimed to unite the Italian states into
monarchy ruled by the
Pope.
Movement was mainly popular among Catholic intellectuals, including journalists, businessmen and aristocrats. Ideologically, it was close to
rationalism and proposed the state which is a
confederal one.
Polish Inquisitor
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Catholic apologist. WIP
Orders and and Institutions
Clerics Regular of Saint Paul
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Military Orders
For centuries, the Catholic Church has had a wide variety of military orders which in the past were dedicated to the Holy Wars but which currently carry out other types of activities.
Famous military orders still alive include the Teutonic Knights and the
Hospitallers, while the
Templar Order was perpetually disbanded in 1312 and his last grand master Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake due to pressure from Philip the Fair on Pope Clement and accusations of Satanism and other sins. Despite the ban, the phenomenon of
Neo-Templarism has developed both among secular Masonic and esoteric groups who claim that the order has survived in secret (and proclaim themselves its successors) and among Catholics who have founded organizations such as the international Knights Templar and ask for the recognition of the Holy See for the revival of the order, often asserting that historically it was destroyed due of the French monarchy's interest in its vast riches rather than what they see as false accusations from the King.
The Orders are open even to laymen who however take religious vows and monastic ideals such as chastity and obedience.
Opus Dei
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. The order is mainly focused on helping people reach sanctity by their day to day action's, by uniting spiritual life with professional, social, and family life through a diverse number of activities. It has received a lot of criticism for it's supposed cult-like practices, even being called a sect by some, although the order has denied this claims.
The order also had a certain involvement in the late years of the Francoist Dictatorship.
Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor, common kown as Franciscan Order, centred around Saint Francis of Assisi, is a catholic order that strongly supports pacifism, poverty and natural mysticism.
Historically they had a certain "rivalry" with the Benedictines, strongly linked to Thomism, favoring instead a Neoplatonic approach.
Over time, particularly after the death of the founder Francis, the radical current of the "spiritual Franciscans" or "fraticelli" developed within the order and opposed the wealth of the Church and any change in the rule of absolute poverty of the order, eventually meeting papal condemnation. The persecution of the "fraticelli" inspired the Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose.
Some spiritual Franciscans were taken under the protective wing of the reformist Pope Celestine V and, although they cannot be called Celestines as they are a branch of the Benedictine order, they adopted a similar hermitic lifestyle.
The Franciscan spiritual tradition was also appreciated in Protestant circles and consequently the Order of Lutheran Franciscans and, among Anglicans, the Society of Saint Francis were founded. The Order of
Ecumenical Franciscans is open to members of various denominations, including
Catholics,
Lutherans,
Moravians,
Anglicans,
Methodists,
Eastern Orthodox,
Oriental Orthodox,
Reformed Christians and others.
Order of Preachers
The Order of Preachers, common known as Dominican Order, is an order founded in 1216 by St. Dominic de Guzman, however, Benedictine spirituality already existed since 529, initiated by Saint Benedict of Norcia.
The Celestine Congregation was formed from the Benedictines in 1254 and took its name from the founder Pope Celestine V, however this congregation was destroyed in Bohemia with the Protestant Reformation, in France during the revolution and in Italy from 1807 to 1810 during the Napoleonic occupation. The female Celestine order still survives in some Italian monasteries while attempts to revive the male order in 1873 and 1935 both failed.
Dominicans were historically charged by the Pope with protecting orthodoxy and were therefore placed at the helm of the tribunal of the Holy Inquisition, including the well-known Spanish Inquisition.
Today the Dominicans widespread in many countries, including France,
Belgium and
Italy.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball.
- Fill the left half with yellow and the right half with white.
- Draw the Vatican coat of arms.
- In the middle of the white side, draw two old keys in a saltire. Their posts should be facing up.
- Color the left key yellow and the right key grey.
- Draw a red ribbon interlacing the keys at the middle and going through the bows.
- Draw the papal tiara on top of the keys.
- Draw three yellow tiaras curved up. (make sure they touch each other)
- Draw the outline of a semicircle on the top tiara.
- Draw a yellow globus cruciger at the top of the outline.
- Draw a white ribbon from the bottom left end of the papal tiara shaped like an inverted S. (Make sure part of it goes under the collar)
- Do the same thing with the bottom right end of the tiara but make it in a regular S shape.
- On the ribbons, draw three yellow crosses. (one at the start of the ribbon, one at the throating of the key, and one at the end)
- Color the ends of the ribbons yellow.
- Draw a mitre (half-oval) on the ball's head.
- Fill it with white.
- Draw a cream colored inverted T across it
- You are done!
Relationships
Fratres
Christian Theocracy - Jesus was catholic, right?
Distributism - A friend of Leo XIII is a friend of mine.
Integralism - That's the right spirit. We both condemn the excesses of
the left
as well as
the right
. That said, don't you see that the world has changed and it would be more practical for us to adapt to it?
Elective Monarchism - The Holy See's system.
Pan-Latinism &
Pan-Hispanism - The whole Romance/Neo-Latin World is loyal to the Church of Rome.
Scientocracy - Georges Lemaître, Galileo Galilei, Gregor Mendel, Nicholas Steno, Erich Wasmann, Copernicus, all of them were brilliant scientists who followed the word of God. Apologies about the Galileo Affair, though. It was really embarrassing.
Pan-Nationalism - 26 + 6 = 1
Patchwork - Me in the modern day. I have a billion followers and phenomenal power over them, but itty-bitty living space.
I still miss the bigger Papal States.Mercantilism - Just a lil' help with construction and art.
Francoism - Avenge the victims of Red Terror.
National Democracy and
PiS - My friends in Poland.
Mixtum
Catholic Fascism - You may be a Catholic, but I condemned the hateful doctrine of
Fascism.
Pope Francis Thought - You might be trying to use modern social media like Twitter to spread love and Jesus Christ to teach others about the Catholic faith, but your attempt to shift away from Catholic traditions and rituals, too socially liberal views and push for Ecumenicism really gets on the nerves of my more
traditionally minded followers... That being said, I also think you're doing your best to enforce reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Big Papa.
Holy Roman Emperor - Charlemagne and Otto, I crowned as the defenders of Christendom, but so many of you, like Barbarossa, just weren't content with that, you wanted your clerical power too.
Orthodox Theocracy - We work together more often than not now, even if he is a schismatic. You have some heterodox theology too.
But under no circumstances convert Orthodox Christians. It is a transgression again the ecumenist goal!Islamic Theocracy - The Church also looks with esteem at Muslims who adore the only God, living and subsisting, merciful and omnipotent, creator of heaven and earth (5), who has spoken to men. They try to submit wholeheartedly to the decrees of God, even hidden ones, as Abraham also submitted, to whom the Islamic faith willingly refers. Although they do not recognize Jesus as God, they nevertheless venerate him as a prophet; they honor his virgin mother, Mary, and sometimes even invoke her with devotion. They also await the day of judgment, when God will reward all resurrected men. Likewise, they value the moral life and worship God, especially with prayer, almsgiving and fasting. If, over the centuries, many disagreements and enmities have arisen between Christians and Muslims, the sacred Council urges everyone to forget the past and to sincerely exercise mutual understanding [...] [11]
Crusadism - In the past we have worked together but now I am more ecumenical and the justification of war through the doctrine of Holy War has essentially been abandoned after seeing the disastrous effects of the world wars, so now we can say we are completely peaceful, pro religious freedom and pro love of neighbor, against religious wars and discrimination.
Person Dignity Theory - Preferable to communism still, but quite too violent.
Christian Socialism - While I certainly am more open to hearing your arguments justifying socialism than MLs, I'm still quite skeptical, especially considering the anti-clericalism of historical socialist movements, ESPECIALLY the protestant ones Mr. Florian Geyer.
Jewish Theocracy - I aided your escape in WW2, but I will not recant my contempt for your religious beliefs.
State Oriental Orthodoxy - Separated from us earlier on the 5th Century. The Council of Chalcedon was a valid council. Come back in communion with Rome.
Reactionary Modernism - I appreciate the support but I beg of you to go outside as the games of yours might have rotted your brain.
Bonapartism - Thank you for restoring me in France, but did you have to invade the Papal States?
Also did you just crown yourself? You can't do that!However, I am forever grateful to Napoleon III for protecting me from those godless Piedmontese. It is a shame that Bismarck forced him to withdraw his garrison.Anglican Theocracy - The least bad Pr*t who eventually stopped antagonizing me and started treating us as equals. But we were enemies before, especially when Ireland was under your boot.
Christian Democracy - Defender of Catholic social doctrine in a democratic context seems interesting. But some of you are non-denominational or Protestant, plus, the Pope is not democratically elected.
Capitalism - I condemn you in Rerum Novarum.
Heretici
Henricanism - Heretic! Mary Tudor was right! (at least modern Anglicans are not as horrible)
Cromwellism - Puritanism lacked any redeeming qualities Anglicanism has. Ireland still bears the scars.
Protestant Theocracy - I may not be as antagonistic toward you as in the 17th century, but our doctrines are inherently incompatible since you reject the papal authority.
State Atheism - Kid toucher you call me, but it's the godless school teachers and Protestant televangelists that molest a thousand times more than I ever did.
Satanic Theocracy - Crux sancta sit mihi lux, Non draco sit mihi dux, Vade retro satana, Numquam suade mihi vana, Sunt mala quae libas, Ipse venena bibas.
Anarcho-Syndicalism - Blasphemer, you must burn for destroying the houses of god!
Jacobinism - I will never forgive you for defacing Notre Dame and promoting "supreme being" idolatry.
Kleptocracy - On top of commandment #7, The HRE attempted to weaken me via simony, and corruption inside me (which I later got rid of) caused
them to show up.
Pagan Theocracy - I will tie you to that tree you worship and burn you alive!
Thanks tohim for inspiring my aesthetics though
Esoteric Fascism - Heaven above, what is wrong with your brain?!
Marxism-Leninism - I won't forgive you for imprisoning Cardinal Slipyj. Burn in hell.
Freemasonry - Bloody masons! Never shall you enter heaven with your blasphemy!
Eugenicism - Absolute abomination. While I am perfectly fine with the teaching of genetics and evolution (unlike my more traditionalist followers), you literally advocate the idea of playing God!
State Shinto - Amakusa Shiro's struggle will not be forgotten.
Anonymous - Stop misusing the Guy Fawkes mask for your godless and lawless goals. He wanted to undo the Anglican heresy, not hack unrelated websites.
Existentialist Anarchism - Damn you Sartre, Dies irae dies illa!
LGBT+ - Your actions are intrinsically disordered.
Your orientation alone is not sinful though. (According to Church teaching[12]) though it needs to be reoriented accordingly which basically means you have to resist your temptations. That being said, you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near clerical positions.Turkish Idealism - 1981 never forgive! Although I did forgive the ex-assassin specifically because he regretted it.
Italian Monarchism - 1871 never forget! You're all getting excommunicated.
Theodemocracy - You are not even Christian.
Secular Satanism - Go outside, touch grass.
Further Information
Literature
- On the Pope by Joseph De Maistre
- Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity, 08.04.2024
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Portraits and Artwork
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"Christianity compass" by
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Credit:
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"Theocracies compass" By Spade
- ↑ The Catholic Church establishes that marriage and sexual acts can only be between a man and a woman because the end of this acts is seen as being open towards life. It does not establish that being homosexual is wrong, but homosexuals participating in the forementioned acts is, since they can't be open towards life.
- ↑ https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_flat_Earth#Early_modern_period
- ↑ w:Controversies_about_Opus_Dei
- ↑ w:Spanish_miracle#Initiation_of_boom
- ↑ w:Women_in_Opus_Dei#Men_and_women_regarded_as_equals
- ↑ w:Pope_Leo_XIII#Rerum_novarum
- ↑ Even though he was opposed to laissez-faire capitalism and socialism and was in favor of trade unions, he was still in favor of free enterprise rights and property rights.
- ↑ "In the myth of the New State elaborated by Fascism, the figure of the Duce assumed characteristics similar to those of the Pontiff in the Church, of a supreme ruler invested with a charismatic role and function of command. Even the Totalitarian State recalled, in the lines of the constitution and in the prospect of development cherished by the fascists, the forms of organization of the Catholic Church. For the fascists, this represented a model of "totalitarian" institution, an already existing mystical political body, formed through a millenary historical experience on the decadent structures of another "totalitarian" historical model, the Roman State: both, like the fascist State, creation of the Italian lineage." Emilio Gentile, The myth of the new state - from anti-giolittism to fascism, p. 255.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Nostra Aetate
- ↑ https://www.catholiccrossreference.online/catechism/#!/search/2357-2359