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Pope Stephen VIII
The validity of Stephen's papacy is subject to question. Like his predecessory, Leo VI, he was elected while Pope John X was still alive and in prison. Thus, if John's removal from office was invalid, then neither the election of Leo nor of Stephen was valid and they weren't genuine popes. Stephen's reign was brief and few records remain.
There is a problem numbering the popes Stephen - see Stephen II for the explanation.
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