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• n  the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
• a  proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
• a  denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
• s  puffed up with vanity
  pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

• Three years ago, Pope John XXIII quietly appointed a small pontifical commission to study birth control.
• According to Vatican sources, the motu proprio would have overruled and ignored the findings of the pontifical birth-control commission, which recommended by a 4-to-1 majority .
• Clement responded with appropriate pontifical pique.

• papal
• apostolic
• apostolical
• episcopal
• grandiloquent
• overblown
• pompous
• portentous

News & Articles

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• Papal menu planners try to keep it simple yet sweet for World Youth Day
  The bedroom Pope Francis will be staying in when he visits Brazil is a sparsely furnished one at the church-run Sumare Residence. The room is pictured in a handout photo from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
  July 16, 2013 - National Catholic Reporter

Quotes

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• Paul Poupard in SF Weekly
  As president of the Pontifical Council of Culture, I am honored to receive this donation from the leaders of Planktos-KlimaFa,said Cardinal Paul Poupard on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI during a recent carbon-credit presentation ceremony,...
• Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in Reuters
  At the same time, a working meeting could be organized between your delegation and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogueand other Catholic Islam experts, Bertone wrote.
• Cardinal Renato Martino in Zenit News Agency
  Cardinal Martino, who was formerly the Holy See's representative at the United Nations, said: "The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace appreciates the above-mentioned statement, which gives a clear view of the Holy See's position on nuclear...