History B Schools History Project GCSE
Papal authority
What Papal authority means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Papal authority
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The supreme authority the papacy sought to consolidate in a deeply religious society, asserted by popes like Gregory VII over secular rulers.
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