Benedict - the antipopes

[nwhyte]

shelaghc reviews previous Pope Benedicts, a theme further developed by ealgylden.

I would add to this that there are a couple of entertaining antipope Benedicts in the historical record: the Avignon line of the Great Schism started of course with (Anti)Pope Clement VII (born 1342, reigned 1378-1394), elected when the cardinals thought better of their first choice

Comments

[shsilver]

You left our Pope Sixtus VI, who took that name in, I believe, June 1963 on the death of Pope John XXIII. Sixtus's birth name was Robert Silverberg.

Huuh?

[whurdsderodan]

Your kidding right?