Papacy

This term refers to the office and institution of the pope. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the pope as Bishop of Rome is a successor of St Peter and…

This term refers to the office and institution of the popePope Head of the medieval church in the West. Used as a title preceding the name of the Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the pope as BishopBishop Bishops exercised pastoral care over a diocese and authority to confirm and ordain of RomeRome This Italian city was the capital of the Roman Empire and, with the primacy accorded to the bishops of Rome (the popes), the centre of the Western Church from the late-Antique period onwards. Rome was not only the administrative centre, but an important source of innovation, relics and liturgy. Missionaries from Rome played an important role in the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England from late 6th century onward. is a successor of St Peter and takes on himself the primacy which JesusJesus (Greek form of Hebrew 'Joshua' meaning 'Yahweh [God] is salvation') Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded mainly in the Four Gospels although he is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus (c. 37-c.100) and the Roman historian Tacitus (c.110). accorded to Peter within the Church. In the medieval period the pope not only governed the Western Church but controlled considerable territory and played a significant political role