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What sources are you looking at for the definition? Provide the link/s.
Where did I say he's a false pope because he is a false pope?
What sources are you looking at for the definition? Provide the link/s.
Literally just duckduckgo "antipope". Most of the pages about it seem to agree it's any pretender to the bishopric of rome. Some say it's any "serious" pretender, or any opposition to the "legally elected" bishop, but same diff.
Where did I say he's a false pope because he is a false pope?
Seemed to be what you were saying in the last comment, if not fair enough. Anyhow, I've pointed out that you're using a definition of antipope that most people don't share, if you want to keep using it then go ahead.
No link? That's what I thought.
you're using a definition of antipope that most people don't share, if you want to keep using it then go ahead.
The definition was straight from the Catholic Encyclopedia that I linked. An antipope is someone who wasn't validly elected. He's an impostor. There have been 40 or so antipopes in Church history. They weren't valid popes, aka fake popes. I like how your definition in your last comment changed more to mine though, yet you still disagree. Originally you thought an antipope was someone that deposes a pope. I guess you're learning.
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