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Ladislaus · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2019, 03:28:04 PM »

Quote from: forlorn on May 12, 2019, 10:12:47 AM

So Vigilius' election retroactively became valid by way of Peaceful Universal Acceptance?

Not exactly. Recall that Cardinals had not yet been instituted and the election of the Pope/Bishop of Rome was done by the Roman clergy. So this acclamation/acceptance by the Roman clergy entailed an at-least-tacit election of Vigilius. Silverius remained Pope until his death ... at which point there took place the tacit election of Vigilius.

This is in fact a precedent for the Siri thesis. Like Silverius, Siri was illegitimately deposed and therefore remained Pope even if the Cardinals/Roman clergy accepted another while the former still lived.

poche · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2019, 01:58:44 AM »

Part of the valid election of a Pope is his acceptance of that election. If Siri refused to accept that election them he is not the Pope.

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