popedom

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An American so intrepid as to make himself eligible for both offices would be unlikely to “give up his popedom for our presidency.”

From Slate • May 9, 2025

This year also died Pope Paschalis; and John of Gaeta succeeded to the popedom, whose other name was Gelasius.

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)

The state of the Church, its affairs and development, are the subject-matter of all these writings, but not one of them reveals the popedom of Peter.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)

The Bishop of Marseilles represented the great chamberlain, who holds the supreme authority during the vacancy of the popedom.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

The great popes seem to have settled the question; they thought popedom implied empire; and the pope himself, besides his sway over consciences, was king in temporal matters.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various