Talk:Pope Gregory XII

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Benedict XVI resignation and hit count for this article[edit]

Amazing what public attention to the law and procedure of papal resignation (per some, abdication) can do... "Your counter a splode". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.55.67 (talk) 18:13, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. I was trying to figure out who the last non-cardinal pope was. Is it he? According to the article, he was about 80 when he became pope but there is no mention of his earlier life. This needs to be rectified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.149.46 (talk) 23:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A reply to the paragraph immediately above: Try the FIU cardinals site (fiu.edu domain). Go to catalogs, then to cardinals elected to the papacy. (That list does include a few non-cardinals who became pope, but you will see that Gregory XII had been a cardinal.) The last pope who had not been a cardinal was Urban VI, elected 1378; cardinals in fear for their lives then elected another (Robert of Geneva), starting the Western Schism. (Gregory XII's resignation helped bring that to and end.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.20 (talk) 21:34, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any particular reason why folks can't wait until Benedict abdicates, before adding him to this article? Honestly, what's the fire? GoodDay (talk) 02:31, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]