Does Romans 13 require Christians to obey a government that does evil?

Paul’s counsel has been abused for centuries as tool for oppression

Image of St. Paul from the St. Mary Nativity Catholic Church in Traby, Belarus.

There are few sections of the Bible that have done more to cause or at least allow organized suffering than the first seven verses of Romans 13.

The passage is that one in which Paul tells Christians in Rome that they should be subject to government authorities:

Let every soul …