# Why were there three popes at the same time?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Joëlle Rollo-Koster
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Religion, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/joelle_rollo_koster_why_were_there_three_popes_at_the_same_time)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 14th century, Catholics found themselves with not one, not two, but three popes. Where did this plethora of popes come from? And who among them was the genuine article? Joëlle Rollo-Koster shares the origins of this papal predicament. \[Directed by Kaspar Jancis, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Kaspar Jancis\].

## Lectures

1. [Why were there three popes at the same time?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/joelle_rollo_koster_why_were_there_three_popes_at_the_same_time/b7771139f644), 6 min (TED's player)