The Church Accidentally Created THREE Popes In 1409, the Catholic Church had a serious problem. Two rival popes had been fighting for legitimacy for thirty years, splitting Europe down the middle. So they called a council to fix it. Their solution? Elect a third pope. Now three men were all claiming to be God's chosen leader at the same time. It took another eight years to sort out the mess, and one of them refused to quit until the day he died. #History #Catholic #WesternSchism #Medieval #Pope