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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Not to disagree with all of this, but the Catholic perspective is also that the keys of the kingdom were given to Peter and his successors, and “wherever Peter is, there is the church.” Since Peter went to Rome, the disciples appealed to the seat of Rome as the seat of authority. St. Peter’s Basilica is built over the tomb of Saint Peter.
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