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41papacy — /pay peuh see/, n., pl. papacies. Rom. Cath. Ch. 1. the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope. 2. the system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head. 3. the period during which a certain pope is in… …
42Consanguinity — Consanguinity (in Canon Law) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Consanguinity (in Canon Law) Consanguinity is a diriment impediment of marriage as far as the fourth degree of kinship inclusive. The term consanguinity here means, within certain …
43International Law — International Law † Catholic Encyclopedia ► International Law International law has been defined to be the rules which determine the conduct of the general body of civilized states in their dealings with each other (American and… …
44House of Medici — For other uses, see Medici (disambiguation). House of Medici Country Florence and Tuscany Titles Pope Queen of France …
45Vatican City — State[1] Stato della Città del Vaticano[2] …
46Pope Benedict XVI — Benedict XVI Benedict XVI during a general audience in 2010 …
47Petrine doctrine — The Petrine Doctrine is based upon Catholic tradition, which proclaims the legitimacy and supremacy of the Pope over all other bishops of the Catholic Church. This Doctrine is founded upon the book of Matthew in the Bible. Matthew 16: 18 19… …
48Lithuania Minor — ( lt. Mažoji Lietuva; de. Kleinlitauen; pl. Litwa Mniejsza; ru. Máлая Литвá) or Prussian Lithuania ( lt. Prūsų Lietuva; de. Preußisch Litauen, pl. Litwa Pruska) is a historical ethnographic region of Prussia, later East Prussia in Germany, where… …
49Western Schism — The Great Schism of Western Christianity or Papal Schism (also known as the Western Schism) was a split within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. By its end, three men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics… …
50diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
