In contemporary usage it refers to the Pontifical Swiss Guard of Vatican City .

在当代的用法是指对教皇的瑞士卫队梵蒂冈城。

He is always pontifical .

他总是很自以为是。

Earlier, in 1298, papal and episcopal ceremonies had been standardized in the Roman pontifical .

此前，在1298 ，教皇和主教的仪式已得到进一步规范，在罗马宗座。

At the Vatican, Pope Francis abolished the so-called pontifical secrecy rule in cases of sexual abuse by clergy.

在梵蒂冈，教皇方济各废除了适用于牧师性侵事件的所谓“教皇保密规则”。