papacy

He was once a candidate for the papacy, but turned it down.

The office of the pope is known as the Papacy.

He has created more than in the previous 2000 years of the papacy.

That was, of course, a thing internal to the papacy.

The long history of the Papacy has led to difficulties in some cases.

His descendants would control the Papacy for the next 100 years.

There he waited out the final hours of his papacy.

No age is fixed by law for election to the papacy.

Their conflict with the papacy did not help these matters.

During his short papacy, he also created 13 new cardinals.

But it was dissolved in 1910 on an order from the papacy.

However, five years later the bishop found himself in trouble with the papacy.

In 1580, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the papacy.

It's as if God created the papacy 1900 years ago in preparation for this moment.

This became his chief means of applying pressure on the papacy.

However, he was quickly reconciled with the Papacy before his death.

This occurred in 1787, despite the strong opposition of the Papacy.

He was also a man of the Church who maintained close relations with the papacy until his death.

Without good bishops, the papacy could not in practice have any real influence on society.

There was a time when the papacy seemed to be ready to grasp the opportunity.

And their positions are no more removed from politics than is the papacy.

The case has also raised questions among church experts about Benedict's papacy.

The young Frederick was made a ward of the papacy.

This is perhaps the most controversial aspect of his papacy.

However, he was then postulated to the see by the papacy.