Antipope

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the claimed ecclesiastical office?Bishop of Rome, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church
2. What is the historical epoch of major activity?From the 3rd century CE to the mid-15th century CE
3. Why did antipopes appear?Antipopes appeared because of deep disagreements inside the Church and because kings and nobles wanted to pick their own leaders.
4. When did the Great Western Schism happen?The Great Western Schism, when more than one person claimed to be pope, lasted from 1378 to 1417.

Papal Schism: A period where two or more individuals simultaneously claim the papacy, leading to division within the Church.
Conciliarism: A reform movement asserting that Church councils have authority superior to that of the Pope.
Temporal Power: The political and worldly power wielded by the Pope and the Church.
Ecclesiastical Authority: The spiritual and religious authority of the Church and its leaders.