Antipope
Person who claims to be, but is not recognized as, the legitimate pope / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope.
Not to be confused with Anti-Papalism.
An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who claims to be Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.[1] Between the 3rd and mid-15th centuries, antipopes were supported by factions within the Church itself and secular rulers.
Sometimes it was difficult to distinguish which of two claimants should be called pope and which antipope, as in the case of Pope Leo VIII and Pope Benedict V.[2]