Sedevacantism

Sedevacantism is the term commonly used to denote the belief, held by a minority of Traditionalist Catholics, that some or all of the men generally recognized as Popes since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958 (Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI) have not truly held the papal office, and have hence been antipopes. The word is derived from the Latin phrase "sede vacante", which means "while the See is vacant" and is used in Vatican documents in the interval between the death or abdication of the Pope and the election of his successor.

External links

Sedevacantist sites

• traditionalmass.org
• Evidence of sedevacantism
• Further explanation of sedevacantism
• The Aquinas site

Criticism of Sedevacantism

• Critique of sedevacantism
• Do-It-Yourself Popes: the Wacky World of Sedevacantists
• A Prescription Against "Traditionalism" Part 3: A Refutation of the Heresy of Sedevacantism

Definition of Sedevacantism

• Site explaining the definition of Sedevacantism