Papal supremacy is the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church that the pope, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ and as pastor of the entire Christian Church, has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered: that, in brief, "the Pope enjoys, by divine institution, supreme, full, immediate, and universal power in the care of souls.
Se denomina Supremacía Papal a la doctrina de la Iglesia Católica que establece que el papa, a causa de su cargo como Vicario de Cristo y pastor de toda la Iglesia Cristiana, posee un poder pleno, supremo y universal sobre toda la Iglesia, un poder que él puede ejercer siempre sin trabas: en resumen que, "el papa posee por institución divina un poder supremo, pleno, inmediato y universal para el cuidado de las almas.