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Papacy
The office and jurisdiction of the
pope
the head of the
Roman Catholic Church
, also with reference to the
temporal power
on
Rome
.
Table of contents
1 From Primacy to Papacy
1.1 The Traditional Apostolic Heritage of Rome
1.2 Meanings and Usage of the Term 'Pope'
1.3 First Among Equals
1.4 The Establishment of Authority
1.1 The East and West Split
1.2 The Roman Catholic Church Today
From Primacy to Papacy
The Traditional Apostolic Heritage of Rome
Meanings and Usage of the Term 'Pope'
First Among Equals
The Establishment of Authority
The
Arian
controversy
Damasus
Leo I
The East and West Split
Great Schism
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
The Roman Catholic Church Today
See also:
Christianity
,
History of Christianity
, the list of
popes
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