Thinks?  I know. 
Vatican City is part of the United Nations and the Pope is monarch!

"As an independent state, the Vatican has the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives, including foreign embassies, which are located in the Italian part of Rome due to the very limited territory of the state. This means, that Italy hosts its own Embassy of Italy."

Vatican City Politics

 

“It is a necessary basic assumption of biblical interpretation that attention to the plain meaning of the text is the door to healthy understanding of the Bible.” (Paul S.Karleen Ph.D.)