Anti Pope?

[chosen_people]

I Have Come Across Obstensibly Catholic Internet Sites That Refer To Two Recent Popes, Both Of Whom Were Highly Respected By Non Catholics, As “anti Popes”. Can Someone Give Me An Explanation.?

 

[Tom]

I Have Come Across Obstensibly Catholic Internet Sites That Refer To Two Recent Popes, Both Of Whom Were Highly Respected By Non Catholics, As “anti Popes”. Can Someone Give Me An Explanation.?

Sure, they seem to be Catholic but are not. They are probably dissatisfied with some teachings. Perhaps one of the many anti Vatican 2 groups. There are many sites which claim to be Catholic but are not. If they are teaching something contrary to the official Catholic Church, they are not Catholic, they are “protesting”.

 

[Mommyof02green]

Sure, they seem to be Catholic but are not. They are probably dissatisfied with some teachings. Perhaps one of the many anti Vatican 2 groups. There are many sites which claim to be Catholic but are not. If they are teaching something contrary to the official Catholic Church, they are not Catholic, they are “protesting”.

yep… I get the same feeling…

 

[1ke]

I Have Come Across Obstensibly Catholic Internet Sites That Refer To Two Recent Popes, Both Of Whom Were Highly Respected By Non Catholics, As “anti Popes”. Can Someone Give Me An Explanation.?

These are schismatic groups who have various consipracy theories as to why the recent popes were not elected validly.

It is their position that the current pope (and all popes after a the last pope they consider "valid) are in fact imposters. They have elected their own popes, who they claim to be the “valid” or the “real” pope.

These groups are, of course, delusional on this point. Very sad. Pray for them.

 

[Randy_Carson]

I Have Come Across Obstensibly Catholic Internet Sites That Refer To Two Recent Popes, Both Of Whom Were Highly Respected By Non Catholics, As “anti Popes”. Can Someone Give Me An Explanation.?

This is known as sedevacantism.

 

[JimG]

There was a SF writer who once commented that 90% of science fiction is junk, but then, 90% of everything you read is junk. Actually, he used a more scatological term. His point was that most of what you read is of poor quality, with wrong facts, and can’t be trusted. That goes triple for the Internet, which is not only filled with inaccuracy and BS, but outright lies, hostility, and evil.

 

[chosen_people]

This is known as sedevacantism.

I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY DISCUSSION OF SEDEVACATISM IS AGAINST FORUM RULES.
I THEREFORE WISH TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO REPLIED AND TO CLOSE THE THREAD

 

[Michael_Francis]

Relax…only the promotion of Sede-vacantism is prohibited. This discussion does not fall into that pit.

Please rock on.
MF

 

[Church_Militant]

Shalom Elechim,
Basically, any fool can declare himself Pope…but an anti-pope is not “respected”.

There is a difference between an anti-pope and a sede…an A-P can’t be sede since he says he sits in the chair of Peter. A Sede says there is no validly elected and reigning pope.

That is not true today.