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Holy See

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About Holy See

The Holy See, also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the bishop of the apostolic episcopal see of Rome, and serves as the spiritual and administrative authority of the worldwide Catholic Church and Vatican City. Under international law, the Holy See holds the status of a sovereign juridical entity.

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It's this tribunal — it's the oldest established body of the Holy See. It's existed since 1179. It's where you go when you've committed a sin that's too heinous to be forgiven by a priest.

from No Such Thing As The Kevin Olympics, 2014-11-28 at 00:19:22 · read transcript

Other times Holy See came up

  1. As correspondence addressed to the Pope, God's representative on Earth, these submissions could not be discarded and were preserved according to standard Vatican archival procedures. They are all there. There's many unusual items, including all of these remedies that are now part of the collection that are maintained. by the Holy See. Yeah. There's a PS to this email, by the way, from Anton, who is in Helsinki in Finland, just to add that.

    Little Fish: Bizarre Choreography, Schnapps, and Singing in Swedish, 2025-12-21 · listen

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