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Ultimately, during the (second) Great Schism, how many popes simultaneously claimed to lead the Roman Catholic Church?

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During the Western (Second) Great Schism (1378–1417) there were three simultaneous claimants — one in Rome, one in Avignon, and a third elected by the Council of Pisa.