some even regard the secretary-general as a “secular pope”.

一些人甚至视其为“世俗的教宗”。

youdao

For the low key, secular occasion, the Pope wore a long white overcoat in marked contrast to the more elaborate vestments he has worn throughout the rest of his six-day visit to the United States.

为这个低调的世俗场合，教皇穿了一件白色长大衣，这与他在美国的六天访问中始终穿着比较精美的正式服饰形成鲜明对比。

youdao

Pope Benedict's efforts to clear an alternative path to secular trends a force he once branded as a "dictatorship of relativism" were partly undercut by his struggle to communicate in a rapidly changing media landscape, turbocharged by the Internet.

WSJ: Pope Moved to Build Church's Spiritual Life

Pope Benedict's efforts to oppose the tide of many secular trends a force he once famously branded as a "dictatorship of relativism" were partly undercut by his struggle to communicate in a rapidly changing media landscape, turbo-charged by the Internet.

WSJ: Pope Defended Church Teachings

Pope Innocent III who, by 1215, had made a name for himself in attempts to ensure secular leaders were subject to religious jurisdiction, annulled the document within months of it being issued.

UNESCO: UK celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta