Almost everything about catholic faith revolves around events that (allegedly) happened in the Middle East. Most of the holiest sites seem to be there in relation to the bible’s depiction of events. So wouldn’t it make sense that the pope/vatican would place its power center as near as possible from the holiest sites? How did it come to be Rome? Was this a decision based on the current political climate at the time or was there a reason based on faith/rethoric of the church?
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Isn’t there also some reasoning based on the traditional title of Roman emperors as “Pontifex Maximus?” They held the position as head priest of the Roman religion, and when that religion shifted to Christianity, they kept the title and position. To this day the term “Supreme Pontiff” refers to the pope.
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