[scouter]

Yes, I meant to add Archbishop Vigano. Unlikely, given that Francis excommunicated him, and I don’t know how that would work, given that the pope obviously has to be Catholic. From a canon law perspective, are excommunicated persons considered to be Catholic? I know it’s kind of immaterial from God’s perspective. I mean there are saints who were excommunicated.

[nanetteclaret]

I think they are still Catholic. (Those baptized Catholic are Catholic for life.). I think it means he can’t receive the Sacraments. But if Bergolio was falsely installed, or not the Pope due to heresy, then the Excommunication might be null and void. Just like the pardons from the Potato.

[Campion]

Yes, Abp Vigano is technically eligible to be elected. No non-Cardinal has been elected since 1378.

I think the only person on your list who has a realistic shot is Eijk. Two others who are in the running are Erdo of Hungary and Pizzaballa of Jerusalem.

[Verginius Rufus]

During the Great Schism there were two men both claiming to be the rightful pope (and eventually, three men). Each pope excommunicated the people who were loyal to a different pope. The schism ended when Martin V was elected in 1417, but he must have been excommunicated by one or more of the popes during the schism.

In retrospect the popes in Rome were regarded as the rightful popes but at the time people were unsure who was the real pope and who was an anti-pope.