[boatbums]

"Interregnum"....a Catholic weasel word used by some to explain how a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope while at the same time insisting they have an UNBROKEN line of Popes going all the way back to St. Peter.

And...FYI, Benedict XVI is no longer the Pope of Rome. He resigned four years ago. But don't Sedevacanists dispute every Pope AFTER Pope Pius XII who died in 1958? According to them (you?) the See of Peter has been vacant for going on 60 years. Quite a long time for an interregnum, wouldn't you say?

[ebb tide]

For your edification, an interregnum occurs every time a pope dies.

[WrightWings]

"Interregnum"....a Catholic weasel word used by some to explain how a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope while at the same time insisting they have an UNBROKEN line of Popes going all the way back to St. Peter. And...FYI, Benedict XVI is no longer the Pope of Rome. He resigned four years ago. But don't Sedevacanists dispute every Pope AFTER Pope Pius XII who died in 1958? According to them (you?) the See of Peter has been vacant for going on 60 years. Quite a long time for an interregnum, wouldn't you say?

I'm sorry -- exactly what in the hell are you talking about? Men's follies? The Consecration of the Pope has not been broken -- regardless of the actions-of-man. Can God ***N-O-T*** institute Holy Orders upon His Throne?

Just asking - Please, continue on with your account of the evils-of-man...

[daniel1212]

"Interregnum"....a Catholic weasel word used by some to explain how a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope while at the same time insisting they have an UNBROKEN line of Popes going all the way back to St. Peter.

This is true, not because there is an Interregnum, which in the past has lasted up to 3 years IIRC, but because this is used despite there being a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope.

But don't Sedevacanists dispute every Pope AFTER Pope Pius XII who died in 1958?

Ebb Tide has simply refused t tell us who he considers was the last validly elected Pope despite repeated requests, so I highly doubt you will get a clear answer from him here. But see 241.