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'''Direct Theocracy'''

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'''Direct Theocracy'''
Theocracy (Thearchy)'''
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* The principle that the HighPriest of a religion reserves the right to interfere in matters of state even outside their own official territory if the rulers of those states are members of the church; in practice this usually limits itself to specific issues that the HighPriest regards as important if the religion is spread so far and wide that keeping track of local affairs in foreign lands becomes impractical. In real life this characterised the later Middle Ages and ultimately contributed to the Protestant Reformation as some secular rulers wished to free themselves of papal authority.

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* The principle that the HighPriest of a religion reserves the right to interfere in matters of state even outside their own official territory if the rulers of those states are members of the church; in practice this usually limits itself to specific issues that the HighPriest regards as important if the religion is spread so far and wide that keeping track of local affairs in foreign lands becomes impractical.impractical, but in extreme cases it can lead to the High Priest outright inciting rebellion against an alleged or actually transgressive sovereign. In real life this characterised the later Middle Ages and ultimately contributed to the Protestant Reformation as some secular rulers wished to free themselves of papal authority.
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* The principle that the HighPriest of a religion reserves the right to interfere in matters of state even outside their own official territory, if the rulers of those states are members of the church; in practice this usually limits itself to specific issues that the HighPriest regards as important if the religion is spread so far and wide that keeping track of local affairs in foreign lands becomes impractical. In real life this characterised the later Middle Ages and ultimately contributed to the Protestant Reformation as some secular rulers wished to free themselves of papal authority.

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* The principle that the HighPriest of a religion reserves the right to interfere in matters of state even outside their own official territory, territory if the rulers of those states are members of the church; in practice this usually limits itself to specific issues that the HighPriest regards as important if the religion is spread so far and wide that keeping track of local affairs in foreign lands becomes impractical. In real life this characterised the later Middle Ages and ultimately contributed to the Protestant Reformation as some secular rulers wished to free themselves of papal authority.

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