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As I recall, there are at least two popes today. The one in the Vatican is the best known, but isn't there a splinter someplace else (like Istanbul) that insists they have the "real" pope?
Sounds like you’re talking about the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Eastern church split off from the Roman church sometime around the year 1000.
The Eastern church doesn’t have a pope, but the Patriarch of Constantinople is the “first among equals” of the leaders of the various sub groups (like the Greek Orthodox, the Russian Orthodox, and several others).
—Peter
