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The period of a particular pope's reign

The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

The office of the pope

The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.

the official head of the roman catholic church
{n} the popedom or dignity of pope
The Roman Catholic religion; commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense
The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction
The period of a particular popes reign
The popes, collectively; the succession of popes
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
{i} position or authority of the Pope; period during which a pope rules; government of the Roman Catholic Church (headed by the Pope)
The papacy is the position, power, and authority of the Pope, including the period of time that a particular person holds this position. Throughout his papacy, John Paul has called for a second evangelization of Europe. System of central government of the Roman Catholic church. Bishops led the early church, the bishop of Rome being accorded special respect by the end of the 1st century AD in part because of the belief that St. Peter was the first bishop of that city. St. Cyprian challenged that position of honour in the 3rd century, and in the 4th-5th century the power of the see of Constantinople rose to challenge that of Rome; the rivalry would culminate in the Schism of 1054 between the Eastern and Western churches. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the papacy found protection under the wing of Charlemagne and his successors; in the 9th-10th century the German emperors controlled it. In 1059 Pope Nicholas II responded by vesting the right to name a new pope exclusively with the College of Cardinals. To establish the papacy's supremacy in Christian society, Gregory VII excommunicated Henry IV of Germany for disobedience to papal commands and decreed that civil rulers could not invest churchmen with temporal power (see Investiture Controversy). In the next centuries, the papacy developed into one of the most important and influential institutions in Europe, and Urban II, Innocent III, and Gregory IX were among the most significant popes of the period. The worldliness and corruption of the papal court that emerged at the same time and the "Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy at Avignon (see Avignon papacy) led to the Western Schism and eventually to the Reformation. The Council of Trent inaugurated the Counter-Reformation. In the 19th century the papacy lost its remaining temporal powers when the Papal States were incorporated into the new Kingdom of Italy. It maintained a conservative religious position, proclaiming infallibility in doctrinal matters and espousing the idea that the pope is the absolute ruler of the church. The Second Vatican Council gave the bishops, clergy, and laity more voice. See also Roman Catholicism

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Avignon papacy
Roman Catholic papacy during the period 1309-77, when the popes resided at Avignon, France. Elected pope through the machinations of Philip IV of France, Clement V moved the papal capital to Avignon four years later primarily for political reasons. All seven popes of this period were French, as were most of the cardinals, which aroused English and German animosity. During the Avignon papacy the cardinals began to play a stronger role in church government, church and clergy were reformed, missionary efforts were expanded, and popes tried to settle royal rivalries and establish peace. The heavy French influence damaged the prestige of the papacy, however, and in 1377 Gregory XI returned to Rome. The cardinals elected a new pope who took the Avignon seat, becoming the first of a line of antipopes and beginning the Western Schism
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    Hyphenation

    pa·pa·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    peypısi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpāpəsē/ /ˈpeɪpəsiː/

    Etymology

    [ 'pA-p&-sE ] (noun.) 14th century. Circa 14th century, Latin papa (pope), + English suffix -cy, from Medieval Latin papatia.
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