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papacy

[pey-puh-see] / ˈpeɪ pə si /
NOUN
Apostolic See
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It has been hailed as a key test of this Papacy, and of the Pontiff's own authority and direction for the Church.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2015

The institution that, in the eyes of most Europeans, was charged with providing the answers and resolution to these questions was, inevitably, the Papacy in Rome.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2014

For centuries, the Papacy had been the single religious authority of western Christendom.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

The Society of Jesus was even dissolved by the Papacy in 1773.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2013

Ever since Pope John Calvin had moved the seat of the Papacy to Geneva and set up the Consistorial Court of Discipline, the Church’s power over every aspect of life had been absolute.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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