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"In many countries the papal nuncio (officially known as the apostolic nuncio) serves as the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the corps spokesman on formal occasions. By virtue of Article 4 of the protocol of June 9, 1815 of the Congress of Vienna, the nuncio is dean of the diplomatic corps in the country of appointment. This is generally the case for countries that have Roman Catholicism as the official or main religion." How can the nuncio be dean by virtue of a 1815 Congress when the Vatican State did not exist until the Lateran Treaty of 1929? According to Geoffrey Robertson QC in The Case of the Pope, "This practice grew up in certain obsessively Catholic countries as a mark of religious respect, and at their insistence the 1961 Vienna Convention provided that no rules on diplomatic relations should be without prejudice to any practice accepted by the receiving state regarding the precedence of the representative of the Holy See (See article 16(3)) This was merely a saving clause, but has been cleverly spun as if it were a universal endorsement of this utterly unmerited practice..." (p 88) --Hugh7 (talk) 23:38, 24 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
The image attached to the page appears to be a commercial image linked solely to a commercial webpage. I see no reason to include - it may look official, but as far as I can tell, it's an official image only of a company. It would also appear to violate wp:coi.--Gregalton (talk) 05:10, 4 October 2008 (UTC)Reply
I work with protocol in the FAO and have personally seen this image hundreds of times. You are obviously not working in the diplomatic arena Mr Flopsy. Palacehistorian (talk) 19:01, 20 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
I will look for some more examples, the Diplomatic Corps is a very closed group, so it is hard to find the emblem published in places. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Palacehistorian (talk • contribs) 19:32, 21 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
Hmmmm, I suggest you re-read what I said Mr Plopsy. I said I am searching for other examples before this is put back up. I will find them, how do I know this? I am a diplomat my friend and have encountered the identical image many times. However, Wikipedia is about VERIFIABILITY and not TRUTH. One embassy using this image is not enough for you, but I will find another using this sooner or later and then the image will go back up where it belongs. Palacehistorian (talk) 01:24, 26 December 2009 (UTC)Reply
Okay, situation finally resolved.
The image is clearly referenced as in use by an embassy http://www.centrafricaine.info/flags/index-english.html
and also at
http://www.gds.ro/Economie/2010-01-12/Trade+Commissioner+-+Colin+Evans+%E2%80%93+outlines+crucial+diplomatic+strategies Palacehistorian (talk) 01:12, 14 January 2010 (UTC)Reply