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
Answering Two Papal Objections (Interview on the Classical Theism podcast)
The Pope Who Canceled the Jesuits (Pope Clement XIV)
A Review of Netflix's "The Two Popes" (w/ Taylor Schroll of Forte Catholic)
The Pope Who Made Christmas Official (St. Julius I)
The (Bad) Pope Caught in Bed With Another Man's Wife (Pope John XII)
The Lesser-Known Defender of Rome (St. Gelasius I)
The Last Martyred Pope (St. Martin I)
The (Bad) Pope of the Protestant Reformation (Pope Leo X)
The Pope of the Counter-Reformation (Paul III)
The Pope and His Enemy, Who Were Martyred Together (Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus)
The Pope Who Condemned His Predecessor...Sort Of (St. Leo II)
The Pope Who Gave Us the Feast of Corpus Christi (Urban IV)
The Pope Who Saved Western Civilization (St. Pius V)
The Brothers Pope (Sisinnius & Constantine)
Another Very Bad Pope (Alexander VI)
The Popecast's Guide to Pope Benedict XVI's Letter on the Sex Abuse Scandal
EXTRA: Audio of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's Letter on Church Sex Abuse Scandal
The Abuse Scandal, Human Nature, & the Altar of the Heart (Interview w/ Dr. Chad Pecknold)
The Pope Who Didn't Do Anything Funny (Pope St. Hilarius)
Interview w/ Trent Horn (Apologist, Speaker, & Author)
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