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Why were there three popes at the same time? - Joëlle Rollo-Koster

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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.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Joëlle Rollo-Koster
Director
Kaspar Jancis
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt
Storyboard Artist
Kaspar Jancis
Animator
Dashka Dementeva, Viktoria Shmidt
Compositor
Viktoria Shmidt
Art Director
Gyopár Orsolya Buzási
Composer
Kaspar Jancis
Sound Designer
Bruno Quast
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Anna Bechtol, Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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