Papal Mainframe

The Papal Mainframe was an ecclesiastical leader whose authority gave Colonel Manton permission to lower the hoods on headless monks — an act that was otherwise a level 1 heresy. At the time Manton took the action at Demons Run, the Mainframe was either actually female or commonly referred to with a feminine pronoun. (DW: A Good Man Goes to War)

Behind the scenes

 * In behind the scenes sources, the Papal Mainframe was said to be the leader of the Headless Monks (REF: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia) or the Church. (REF: The Brilliant Book 2012)