[Gamecock]

Hey md,

a) Do you know who this is?

b) or how about this:

c) or him?

Ready? They are

a) Pope Gregory XVII

b) Pope Peter II

c) Pope Michael (Notice he has his own rock)

So what this little exercise proves is that you are right when you said: It seems to me that the Catholic Church itself is full of schisms and various groups that differ in belief and doctrine.

[dangus]

This is the kind of silly nonsensical sophistry that I'm talking about.

The fact that some nut job declared himself emporer of California does not mean the United States are divided. Nor does a few hundred kooks roaming about Wyoming or Texas. Likewise, some insane lunatic declaring himself Pope doesn't mean that the Catholic church isn't unified. I mean for crying out loud, you show that the one guy's church (or cathedral, I'm sure, since he *is* claiming to be pope) is eight feet wide at best!

Really, at least the antipopes require an educated response. That's just stupid on its face.