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 Won a Contested Election (Pope St. Cornelius)
The Last Pope to Write about Witches (Pope Gregory XV)
The Second Dominican Pope (Blessed Benedict XI)
The OTHER Saint Paul (Pope St. Paul I)
The Other OTHER Saint John (Pope St. John I)
The Pope After Peter (St. Linus)
Pope Peter: An Interview w/ Author Joe Heschmeyer
How are popes elected? (Episode 50 Special)
The Pope Who Baptized Coffee (Clement VIII)
The Pope Who Wrote a Romance Novel (Pius II)
The Pope Who Canceled Rome (Adrian IV)
The Eleventh Pope (St. Anicetus)
The Pope Who Fought the Destruction of Statues (St. Gregory II)
The Pope Who Thought He Was Too Old (Pope Clement X)
The Pope Who Said Putting a Corpse on Trial is Bad (Pope John IX)
Two MORE Papal Difficulties (Interview on the Classical Theism Podcast)
PART THREE - The Pope Who Destroyed Communism (Pope St. John Paul II)
PART TWO – The Pope Who Destroyed Communism (Pope St. John Paul II)
PART ONE – The Pope Who Destroyed Communism (Pope St. John Paul II)
The Pope Who Didn't Back Down (St. Sixtus II)
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