of Popes, Anti-Popes, and Heretics

[Spruce]

the one in Rome fell into his badtub,

the one in Avignon drank to much wine,

the one in Pisa - hmm, I'll leave this one to your imagination,

 

[Martinus]

the one in Rome fell into his badtub,

the one in Avignon drank to much wine,

the one in Pisa - hmm, I'll leave this one to your imagination,

So we can say they all suffered an "accident"?

 

[Martinus]

I dont quite see HRE (or others) being overtly upset by being ridden of the pope.. one less master is always better

I would assume however that the HRE would be quite upset to see his (at least theoretical) crown of Italy slip away.

If something like this happened in real life, I would expect the HRE to try to retake Italy and then "reform" the Papacy as an institution under the HRE's direct "protection" (read "control").

 

[Earl Uhtred]

the one in Rome fell into his badtub,
the one in Avignon drank to much wine,
the one in Pisa - hmm, I'll leave this one to your imagination,

That's got the makings of a great nursery rhyme...

 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Yes but I doubt that the Catholic nations of the world would ever recognise an Eastern Pope.

depends on what you mean with an eastern pope of course. There've been plenty of popes from the Byzantine regions (syrians and so) untill fairly late.

 

[Txini]

Avignon Pope(Benedict XIII) died like 8 years after Martin V was elected