Year of three popes Year of three popes A year of three popes is a common reference to a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church are required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. Such a year generally occurs when a newly elected pope dies or resigns very early into his papacy. This results in the Catholic Church being led by three different popes during the same calendar year. The most recent instance of a year of three popes occurred in 1978. The three popes involved were: There have been several instances in which three or more
Smoking Popes discography Smoking Popes discography The discography of the Smoking Popes, a Chicago-based pop punk band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six EPs, five singles, one video album, and four music videos. The Smoking Popes were founded in 1991 by brothers Josh and Matt Caterer, with Josh on vocals and guitar and Matt on bass guitar. With drummer Dave Martens they released their debut EP "Inoculator" through local Chicago label Radius Records. Martens was then replaced by Mike Felumlee and the band released the EPs "Break Up" (1992) and "2" (1993) themselves. Josh and Matt's brother