President Donald Trump (L) visits his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 3, 2020. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images); Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 5, 2020. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
Between 1378 and 1417, Christendom had two popes. In what’s known as the Great Schism, two men both claimed to be the rightful pope. And they each excommunicated one another. (I remember visiting the beautiful city of Avignon, France, where one of the two popes resided. The other ruled from Rome.)
Brian Giesbrecht
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Brian Giesbrecht is a retired judge and a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
