popedom

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An American so intrepid as to make himself eligible for both offices would be unlikely to “give up his popedom for our presidency.”

From Slate • May 9, 2025

No other country in popedom was at that time more deeply imbued with disaffection of the doctrines and worship of the Church of Rome.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

This movement was begun in 1517 by Martin Luther, a German monk; and it spread so rapidly as soon to involve the whole domain of popedom.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

This great work was dedicated to Cardinal Francis Piccolomini, who was soon after raised to the popedom under the name of Pius III.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 by Various

The state of the Church, its affairs and development, are the subject-matter of all these writings, but not one of them reveals the popedom of Peter.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)