Is Jorge Mario Bergolio, commonly known as, "Pope Francis," validly elected and installed as the Pope of the Catholic Church? This debate mainly covers the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and whether is purported resignation was valid. An invalid resignation by the law of the Catholic Church, known as "Canon Law," indicates that the election of Jorge Mario Bergolio as Pope would be invalid. About half of Catholics believe this to be the case, and some Catholics believe that Bergolio is an, "Anti-Pope." Anti-Popes have occurred dozens of times in the history of the Catholic Church.