pontifical

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Such believers should be focused on as if they were the last of the species on Noah’s Ark, joked the Rev. Bernardino Giordano, vicar general of the pontifical delegation to Loreto, another popular sanctuary.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Becciu also asks whether Francis intended to remove a seal of pontifical secrecy on the Vatican’s international dealings, including ransoms paid for its clergy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

“It’s a brilliant idea to put a pontifical secret on a resignation,” Mr. Milone said bitterly.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Pignatone also asked Becciu if he would continue to assert that "pontifical secrecy", similar to state secrecy, might make it impossible for him to answer questions about co-defendant Cecilia Marogna.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2022

You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker