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The Stato
Pontificio Imperiale and United Roman-Ruthenian Church, as an ecclesiastical
sovereignty, retains the right to issue identity documents and
credentials as needed and to request thereby that all persons and
governments allow the bearer to pass without hindrance and give all
necessary assistance. Those to whom these documents are issued retain
the right to travel as ecclesiastical officials in accordance with
the terms of those documents, and as long as they remain in their
office and in good standing. The documents remain the property of the Church and may be revoked at any time (APS
7.5).
The issue
of documentation to its members is an inherent part of canon law and
the international principals of sovereignty and is also consistent
with the laws of just nations (APS 7.5).
Pertaining to international law and, for purposes of example, to United States law, the
following is noted:
The U.N.
I.C.C.P.R., (International Convention On Civil and Political Rights)
ratified by U.S. Congress and fully mandated by U.S. Presidential
Executive Order #13107, clearly states in Article 12 that everyone
has the right to leave any country, and to return to his own.
Requirements to use a national passport are, in the United States,
without penalty and held un-Constitutional. (See
also United States v. Laub, 385 U.S. 475 (1967),
Travis v. United States, 385 U.S. 491 (1967) 385 U.S. 491, Aptheker
v. Secretary of State, 378 U.S. 500 (1964), United
States v. Wheeler, and Worthy vs.
United States 328 F.2d 386.)
In the
United States, the Immigration and Naturalization Act defines
passports as follows:
INA
101(a)(30): The term "passport" means any travel
document issued by competent authority showing the bearer's origin,
identity, and nationality if any, which is valid for the entry of the
bearer into a foreign country.
22CFR
§ 51.23 Identity of applicant. (b) The applicant must establish
his or her identity by the submission of government officially
issued identification with photograph, or other identifying evidence
which may include an affidavit of an identifying witness.
Ecclesiastical
Sovereignty in the United States
The
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. 2000) further declares
that any act of government which infringes on religious expression
must make accommodation for religious expression by the least
restrictive means possible, in each individual case.
(See also 143 US 457 Rector Etc of Holy Trinity Church v. United
States, U.S. Supreme Court, YODER V. WISCONSIN and Goldman v. W
Weinberger 475 US 503, and U.S. Supreme Court FIRST UNIT. CHURCH v.
LOS ANGELES, 357 U.S. 545 (1958) 357 U.S. 545.)
The
Stato Pontificio, Imperial Roman Church constitutes an ecclesiastical sovereignty and government
and hence is a competent authority to issue identification.
As
a further point of precedence, the above have been applied to groups
such as but not necessarily limited to the Amish communities. They
have been deemed to be a competent government authority based on
their ability to exercise judicial punishment within their church
law, which is a pre-condition to such status.
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