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)
