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While all [[episcopal]] sees can be referred to as holy, the expression “the '''Holy See'''” (without further specification) is normally used in international relations (as well as in the canon law of the Catholic Church [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P19.HTM Code of Canon Law, canon 361], [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/LAT0758/_P7.HTM Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 48] to refer to the central government of the [[Catholic Church]], headed by the Bishop of Rome, commonly called the [[Pope]]. The Holy See should not be confused with the [[Vatican City]], which came into existence only in 1929, while the Holy See dates back to early Christian times. Ambassadors are officially accredited not to the Vatican City State but to "the Holy See", and papal representatives to states and international organizations are recognized as representing the Holy See, not the Vatican City State.  

While all [[episcopal]] sees can be referred to as holy, the expression “the '''Holy See'''” (without further specification) is normally used in international relations (as well as in the canon law of the Catholic Church [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0017/_P19.HTM Code of Canon Law, canon 361], [http://www.intratext.com/IXT/LAT0758/_P7.HTM Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 48] to refer to the central government of the [[Catholic Church]], headed by the Bishop of Rome, commonly called the [[Pope]]. The Holy See should not be confused with the [[Vatican City]], which came into existence only in 1929, while the Holy See dates back to early Christian times. Ambassadors are officially accredited not to the Vatican City State but to "the Holy See", and papal representatives to states and international organizations are recognized as representing the Holy See, not the Vatican City State.