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How many Popes have resigned and under what circumstances did they do so? Anyone have a link that outlines this?
My source (La guida a: I SOMMI PONTEFICI ROMANI) disagrees on Pope Marcellinus, stating that he was martyred by the Emperor Diocletian on October 25th, 304. The Emperor also martyred Sts. Agnes, Lucy, Bibiana, Lucian, & Sebastian about that same time.— Marcellinus: This early church pope abdicated or was deposed in 304 after complying with the Roman emperor’s order to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods.
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washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/previous-popes-who-have-resigned-in-history-of-roman-catholic-church/2013/02/11/bd8fba54-7455-11e2-9889-60bfcbb02149_story.html