n.教皇职位或权力;教皇任期;教皇制度;历代教皇之统称
Papal diplomacy is almost as old as the papacy. 教廷外交几乎同教皇的职位一样古老。
Pope Urban VII made his reign the shortest papacy in history. 教皇乌尔班七世的任期创了教皇在位时间最短的历史记录。
He became the architect of the medieval papacy. 他成为中世纪教宗制度的建立者。