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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Papacy
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This term is employed in an ecclesiastical and in an historical signification. In the former of these uses it denotes the ecclesiastical system in which the pope as successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Jesus Christ governs the Catholic Church as its supreme head. In the latter, it signifies the papal influence viewed as a political force in history. (See APOSTOLIC SEE; APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION; CHURCH; PAPAL ARBITRATION; POPE; UNITY.)
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Papacy'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/papacy.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Papacy'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/papacy.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
