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 a staple of the Smoking Popes repertoire. They changed the band's name, taking "Smoking" from Matt and Josh's penchant for excessive cigarette smoking, and "Popes" from the movie The Pope of Greenwich Village. Martens, disenchanted with the band's musical direction, stopped attending band practice and the Caterers recruited Mike Felumlee of Article One to replace him. In 1991, the band released five tracks recorded during their Speedstick days as the "Inoculator" EP, with local indie label Radius Records. With the proceeds and what other funding they could scratch together, the Smoking Popes bankrolled the recording of the Break Up EP