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.

See also

• antipope
• Sedevacantist antipopes
• David Bawden, "Pope Michael I", elected in 1990 in Kansas, USA
• Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, "Pope Gregory XVII", self-proclaimed from 1978-2005 in Palmar de Troya, Spain.
• Manuel Corral, "Pope Peter II", the successor to Clemente Domínguez y Gómez from 2005
• Victor von Pentz, "Pope Linus II", elected in 1994 in Assisi, Italy and resident in Bishop's Stortford, England
• Lucian Pulvermacher, "Pope Pius XIII", elected in 1998 in Kalispell, Montana, USA
• Novus Ordo Missae
• Traditionalist Catholic
• Five Popes in the conventional (Roman) line have been declared antipopes by Sedevacantist and Conclavist groups, they are:
• Pope John XXIII (all except for Palmar de Troya and Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen), elected by Roman Conclave in 1959
• Pope Paul VI (all except for Palmar de Troya), elected by Roman Conclave in 1963
• Pope John Paul I (all), elected by Roman Conclave in 1978
• Pope John Paul II (all), elected by Roman Conclave in 1978
• Pope Benedict XVI (all), elected by Roman Conclave in 2005