Does the Holy See and the Vatican City refer to the same thing?

BG07	No, the Vatican city is a sovereign entity within the Holy See which is in Rome, Italy. Reference source : Wikipedia Mar 27 07, 6:42 PM

What-A-Mess

The Holy See is the Official name for the Governing Body of The Roman Catholic Church. Hence the Vatican. Hence Vatican City, which is a Sovereign Country contained within a City (Rome) within a Region (Lazio) within a Country (Italy). "Although the Holy See is closely associated with the Vatican City, the independent territory over which the Holy See is sovereign, the two entities are separate and distinct." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See You may often find Vatican City referred to Officially as Holy See in many maps and Geographic statistical manuals. Mar 27 07, 7:00 PM

star_gazer

However people often get the terms mixed up because they are confusing and to make such a mistake isn't a mortal sin. Mar 27 07, 7:49 PM