I read that one of the Popes was considered an 'anti-pope'
What does that mean?
2007-12-19 07:58:24 · 5 answers · asked by Sister blue eyes 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-12-19 09:00:42 · update #1
"An antipope is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope, in opposition to the Pope recognized by the Roman Catholic Church."
So essentially someone who is not the official Pope but may be recognized as one by others of authority or by way of popularity.
2007-12-19 08:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by lmmvirago 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All Popes - male only - are (unelected) kings for life. In that sense, anti-Popes are high profile politicians such as Tony Blair of England and President Bush, Jr. of the USA who are elected.
Neither Blair nor Bush, Jr. are kings for life so they are both anti-Popes.
The USA was founded by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others to be the anti-Pope/anti-Pope nation to King George of England.
The country of France was ruled by kings for years until the French Revolution brought in the idea of anti-Popes.
Popes (aka kings for life) are not popular at all today on planet earth having been replaced by western democracies/secret ballots for presidents cast by educated women and men living in free democracies around the world.
2007-12-19 16:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If an anti-pope meets a pope, then both will completely disappear, leaving pure energy.
2007-12-19 16:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by za 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
rebel if it doesn't agree with your stomach avoid the anti-pasta
2007-12-19 16:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-19 16:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋