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Anti-Popes | EWTN Catholicism TV Radio News Kids Religious Catalogue Pilgrimage Giving Donate Give Monthly Search Catholicism TV Radio News Kids Religious Catalogue Pilgrimage Giving Donate Give Monthly Search Contact 1-800-447-3986 [email protected] Catholicism See of Peter Daily Readings Bible Teachings Devotions Saints Seasons and Feast Days Library Traditional Latin Mass Prayer Requests News EWTN News Nightly EWTN Pro-Life Weekly EWTN News In Depth The World Over National Catholic Register Catholic News Agency ChurchPOP ACI Prensa TV Watch Live Shows Schedule Weekly Schedule Channel Finder Radio Listen Live Shows Schedule Weekly Schedule Audio Archive Monthly Schedules Podcasts Affiliates Galaxy 15 Transmission Plan SW Frequency Guide SW Monitoring Form Frequently Asked Questions Kids Religious Catalogue EWTN Religious Catalogue Bookmark Giving Donate Give Monthly My Giving Account Ways to Give Resources Mother Angelica Pro-life Online Learning Series Press Room EWTN Everywhere Media Missionaries Wings On Demand Employment Privacy Policy International Satellite Feeds Languages Español España Polish Hungarian Swedish Ukrainian German Covid See of Peter Daily Readings Bible Teachings Devotions Saints Seasons and Feast Days Library Prayer Requests Catholicism Library Family Home Library Anti-Popes Anti-Popes Author: Warren Carroll ANTI-POPESWarren H CarrollThere have been perhaps 30 or 40 Antipopes in the 2000-year history of the papacy.An antipope is a person claiming to be Pope who was not duly elected or proclaimed while a duly elected Pope was still in office.To begin with, it is vital to understand that there is no power on earth which may depose a Pope. Any duly elected Pope remains therefore in office until he dies or resigns (as has happened just seven times). Anyone, therefore, who claims to be Pope while a duly elected Pope is living and has not resigned is, ipso facto, an Antipope.Papal election procedures are governed by the prescription of the last Pope who provided for them (that is, any Pope can change them, but they remain in effect until they are changed by a duly elected Pope).During the first thousand years of the history of the Papacy the electors were the clergy of Rome (priests and deacons); during the second thousand years we have had the College of Cardinals.But each Pope, having unlimited sovereign power as head of the Church, can prescribe any method for the election of his successor(s) that he chooses. These methods must then be followed in the next election after the death of the Pope who prescribed it, and thereafter until they are changed. A Papal claimant not following these methods is also an Antipope.Since Antipopes by definition base their claims on defiance of proper Church authority, all have been harmful to the Church, though a few have later reformed after giving up their claims.-------------------------------------------------------------------Provided courtesy of: Eternal Word Television Network 5817 Old Leeds Road Irondale, AL 35210 www.ewtn.com Resources Media Blogs Employment Media Missionaries Contact EWTN | 5817 Old Leeds Rd. | Irondale, AL 35210 | 1-800-447-3986 | [email protected] Connect Share Tweet Copyright © 2023 Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. Irondale, Alabama. All rights reserved. EIN: 63-0801391 We've updated our privacy policy. You can see the details Hemos actualizado nuestra política de privacidad. Puede ver los detalles hereaquí. Close this noticeCerrar este aviso (we will save a setting in your browser to keep it from showing again). (ajustaremos su navegador para que no vuelva a aparecer).