Unusual moments in papal history

POSTED: 09:56 AM PST Feb 11, 2013    UPDATED: 08:12 AM PST Feb 12, 2013 

From resignations to drownings and beheadings, the papacy is full of unusual and surprising moments.

Pope Moments - Gregory XII
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Pope Gregory XII (1406-1415) -- The last pope to resign, Gregory XII stepped down in 1415 to help end a church schism.

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