the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
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He has been working for the Holy Roman Church for five years now. 他已经为神圣罗马教会工作了五年了。
Notwithstanding that vice prevailed, even among the leaders of the Roman Church, her influence seemed steadily to increase. 当时虽然罪恶普遍地流行，甚至在罗马教会的领袖之间也是如此，但这个教会的势力似乎仍然在不断地增加着。
Now the Catholic Church has joined the debate. 现在，天主教会已经加入了这场争论。
The Catholic church was particularly sceptical. 此外，法国天主教会对于该节日所持的怀疑态度尤为明显。
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