Now, here at The Popecast we normally cover those men who are considered to be “valid popes” – that is, a legitimate part of the unbroken line of succession in the Roman Catholic Church that began when Jesus gave the keys to Peter and, as is commonly understood, sits now with Pope Francis.
And while there have been grandiose antipopes throughout history – men who we may one day talk about in more detail – today’s subject is another case entirely. Few may know about the man from Kansas who claimed to be pope, and unironically so.
Recently he died, so today’s episode will tell the story of and serve as a tribute for David Bawden, the man who for the past 32 years had – by his estimation – reigned over the true Catholic Church as Pope Michael.
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Links from the Episode:
Support The Popecast: A History of the Papacy
The Pope Who Rescued St. Peter's Basilica from Collapse (Interview w/ Author Wayne Kalayjian)
The First “Pontifex Maximus” (St. Siricius)
Artificial Intelligence, Demonic Possession, and Visions of Mary (Interview w/ Sci-Fi Author Andrew Gillsmith)
The Pope Who Sent St. Patrick to Ireland (St. Celestine I)
The Other Pope Named John Paul: The BEATIFICATION CUT (Blessed John Paul I)
The Third Pope Ever (St. Cletus)
Keeping a Cool Head While Covering the Pope (An Interview w/ Timothy Nerozzi)
The Last Pope in History to NOT Change His Name (Marcellus II)
The Popecast Origin Story and Other Tales (Matt's Interview on Real Presence Radio)
The First Pope in History to Change His Name (John II)
The World's Largest Papal Artifacts Collection Outside of the Vatican (Interview with Fr. Richard Kunst)
The Pope Whose Corpse Was Put on Trial (Formosus)
The Pope Who Worked Miracles (St. Leo IX)
The Papacy & America's Founding (Interview w/ Dr. Michael Breidenbach)
The Obscure Pope Who Did Just Fine (Donus)
The Pope Who Renounced the Christian Faith...Or Did He? (St. Marcellinus)
The Pope Who Got a Bad Rap (John X)
Was Pope John Paul I Murdered? (An Interview w/ The Pillar's JD Flynn & Michelle La Rosa)
The Pope St. John Paul II Supercut
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