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Definitions of popedom in various dictionaries:
The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a pope; the papacy.
noun - the office of a pope
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| The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a pope the papacy. |
| bDefinitionb of bPOPEDOMb. 1. : the office or tenure of a pope : papacy ltduring the bpopedomb of Vigiliusgt : a rank or office of supreme religious authority ltthe Caodaist bpopedombgt |
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| The Pope (Latin: papa from Greek: πάππας pappas, a child's word for "father"), also known as the supreme pontiff (from Latin pontifex maximus "greatest priest"), is the Bishop of Rome and therefore ex officio the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The primacy of the Roman bishop is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom Jesus is said to have given the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the church would be built. Since the 1860s, the pope has also been head of state of Vatican City, a city-state entirely enclaved within Rome, Italy. The current pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013, succeeding Benedict XVI.The office of the pope is the papacy. His ecclesiastical jurisdiction, the Diocese of Rome, is often called the "Holy See" or the "Apostolic See", the latter name being based on his apostolic succession to Saint Peter. The pope is considered one of the world's most powerful people because of his extensive diplomatic and cultural influence.The papacy is one of the most enduring institutions in the world and has had a prominent part in world history. In ancient times the popes helped spread Christianity, and intervened to find resolutions in various doctrinal disputes. In the Middle Ages, they played a role of secular importance in Western Europe, often acting as arbitrators between Christian monarchs. Currently, in addition to the expansion of the Christian faith and doctrine, the popes are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, charitable work, and the defense of human rights.In some periods of history, popes, who originally had no temporal powers, accrued wide secular powers rivalling those of temporal rulers. However, in recent centuries the temporal authority of the papacy has declined and the office is now almost exclusively focused on religious matters. By contrast, papal claims of spiritual authority have been increasingly firmly expressed over time, culminating in 1870 with the proclamation of the dogma of papal infallibility for rare occasions when the pope speaks ex cathedra—literally "from the chair (of Saint Peter)"—to issue a formal definition of faith or morals. |