Inasmuch
as the Order of Bahá’u’lláh is an integral part of the divine Revelation that
He, as a Manifestation of God, has given us, one could say that this Order is
essentially theocratic, but inasmuch as it is entirely devoid of any kind of
clergy or priesthood, it is not at all a “theocracy” in the sense in which the
term is generally used and understood.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 18 July 2000
written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)
