Editing Pontiff (section)

==Catholicism==
{{see also|Pontificate}}
The word "pontiff", though now most often used in relation to a [[pope]], technically refers to any [[Catholic]] bishop. The phrase "Roman pontiff" is therefore not tautological, but means "Bishop of Rome".<ref name=OED/> In the same way, a [[Pontifical Mass]] is a [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]] celebrated by a bishop, not necessarily a pope. Note also the ''[[Roman Pontifical]]'' (the liturgical book containing the prayers and ceremonies for rites used by a bishop)<ref>The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 {{ISBN|978-0-19-280290-3}}), article ''Pontifical''</ref> and "[[pontificals]]", the insignia of his order that a bishop uses when celebrating Pontifical Mass.<ref>The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 {{ISBN|978-0-19-280290-3}}), article ''pontificals''</ref> While the pontificals primarily belong to bishops, they have also been granted by papal favour or legally established Church custom to certain presbyters (e.g., abbots).{{cn|date=January 2023}}