| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PAPACY | Pope’s office | |
| POPEDOM | The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. | |
| UNPOPE | To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope. | |
| CATHEDRAL | Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative. | |
| APOSTOLATE | The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see. | |
| PONTIFICATE | The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. | |
| ABLEGATE | A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office. | |
| PENITENTIARY | An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations,... | |
| SEE | Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop... | |