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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It’s worth pointing out that Early Christianity *was* initially centered on Jerusalem, but Judea was devastated by revolts against Rome. After the Bar Kokhba Revolt, Hadrian rebuilt the ruined city as Aelia Capitolina and banned Jews—including Jewish Christians—from it for all but one day a year (Tisha B’Av).
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