Pontifical Government of the Church: Structure and Leadership of the Pontificate and Government.

As a non-territorial ecclesiastical state possessing inherent Pontifical authority under Canon law (Canon 215; Canon 129, S1) [1] [2] [3], the 12th century Ancient Church Global holds the status of a “sovereign subject of international law” [41 [51, based upon its authentic substance [6]. As the state representing the cultural “nationality of the 1st century denomination of Ancient Catholicism in world affairs, it can also be
properly referred to as a “nation-state”.

As a historical canonical Pontificate possessing statehood under customary international law, the Ancient Church Global lawfully has a legitimate Government, with official capacity to exercise all functions of statehood and diplomacy in international relations.

Pontifical Curia College of Cardinals. The medieval Latin word “Curia” means the nobiliary “Court” of the sovereign Pontiff. The Pontifical Curia constitutes the supreme body of the Government of the Church (Canon 360). which conducts the sovereign and diplomatic affairs of the Catholicate as a sovereign subject of international law. It primarily consists of the senior Clergy under the personal prelature of the Supreme Pontiff (Canon 266, $1; Canon 268, §2), mostly comprised of Cardinals. In the Ancient Church Global, the Pontifical Curia also serves as the College of Cardinals (Canon 349).

Supreme Pontiff Vernon Mar-Enoch Huffman