"Pope Michael" - Full Documentary

Full "Pope Michael" documentary.
www.popemichaelfilm.com
©2011 Adam Fairholm

[@bobsiegfried532]

this reminds me of The Office.

[@jakepimentel]

Is this why he chose the name Michael?

[@elizabethflood3612]

You're welcome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ7daZihrKunhqM

[@evanc.1591]

@@elizabethflood3612 That made my day, thank you!

[@brg1213]

I was going to say the same thing 😂😂😂..2 years later.

[@Gardenkeeper1000]

The official institution being Dunder Mifflin and them being the Michael paper Scott Company.

[@asimpleuser123]

Even if not agree, let us pray for his soul. RIP.

[@grovercleavland2698]

I agree.

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

I respect that he was a true believer in what he believed and lived modestly, it wasn't a con job.

[@blazertracer1]

He will need it since he was a thief and kiddie toucher

[@InExcelsisDeo24]

That's a big accusation, where's the evidence? @@blazertracer1

[@JT-vk7mv]

​@@blazertracer1Are you saying that because he's clergy?

[@jupiterinaries6150]

for some reason this documentary makes me want to seriously practise my Catholic faith.

[@5amH45lam]

It makes me want to practise your Catholic faith too.

[@gollum19671967]

Makes me want to practice Game of Thrones Catholic faith

[@mr.alaska2232]

Maybe one day you can be pope Michael the second lol

[@maryprayforus7652]

Perhaps I could be the 3rd?

[@BaronPalamedeCharlus]

It made me renounce it.

[@harrypalmer8155]

A lot of negative comments, yet I can't help but see the purity in these guys. Matthew 5:8 Blessed are those in pure heart, for they will see God.

[@johnyanke7335]

Antipopes deserve negative comments

[@TheSeanoftheBread]

He was certainly in prelest, but you can tell Pope Michael probably had some mental deficiencies. He was certainly a sweet man, and he unquestionably had a good heart, and a deep love of God. I pray God have mercy on him. I hope to meet him in the next life.

[@williamwalsh3210]

Huh?

[@twisted760]

Dude was a pedophile. Abused his nieces and nephews. Seriously fucked family shit. Absolutely nothing redeeming about him

[@deus_vult8111]

@@johnyanke7335what about antipope francis

[@bloodqueef4147]

He's like the Chris-Chan of popes

[@rapscallionrobby]

The TRUE and HONEST pope

[@dasdiesel3000]

Hmmm, yeah, in communion of the sonichus, among which, I am same time fully God, fully (wo)man, and fully sonichu, so dere! Take dat, you decadent Roman heretics!

[@bjbackitis]

Well, how many people can say that their childhood friend became pope?? My family and the Bawden's were extremely close back in the early to mid 70's; David was a good friend of mine, and we were the first altar boys at the traditional chapel that was started there in Oklahoma City. (Okay, David was officially the first one, then he taught me.) In fact, my father was David's Confirmation sponsor, and Ken Bawden (David's father) was MY Confirmation sponsor, when we received that Sacrament conferred by Archbishop Marcel Lefevbre (prior to his 22 July 1976 supposed-suspension by the Vatican). My family moved away from OKC in the Spring of 1977, about the time David (I believe) went off to the SSPX seminary in Econe, Switzerland. While I had learned of his "election" not long after it happened, it was only very recently that I learned of his passing and discovered this documentary. I had often thought about reaching out to him but honestly, wasn't sure what I could even say at that point. I will choose to remember David as I knew him back then in OKC, and have been praying for the eternal rest of his immortal soul.

[@beardown851]

lemme get this straight i read your story but your were actually friends with antipope michael

[@bjbackitis]

@@beardown851 I was friends with David Bawden when he was a teenager. Anything beyond that point is a complete mystery to me except what I learned second- or third-hand. I knew David, not (Anti-) Pope Michael.

[@blazertracer1]

Well at least he can't touch kids anymore

[@margaretstewart5538]

Did you see signs of mental issues looking back on him as a child? His mum mentioned in the documentary him manipulating other children as a child

[@blazertracer1]

@@margaretstewart5538 he was a pedo and a grifter and a thief.

[@spiderb3367]

I’m the real Ecumenical Patriarch, I live in Arkansas and drive a Jeep Cherokee

[@singvogel7895]

And I am the Grand Caliph of Branson! Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

[@fyodor_ivanovich]

Better than the current one lol

[@MadMax31577]

Greek or Russian? (I know there are many others, but which one are you?)

[@archbishopnicholasacresocr429]

Hmm

[@magpiecity]

You' re not in communion with my patriarchate in Missoula, Montana! 😂

[@nikolaibreckenridge2287]

Many things in this video are ridiculous, but the most sinful thing here is that lady putting a frozen chicken (turkey?) into a microwave to defrost it. Just terrible...

[@urbanviii5103]

I love your remark!!

[@toptech88]

*turrible

[@GustavoGarcia-ud3ke]

OMG dead...

[@dasdiesel3000]

I think I've found some symbolism in that, too: much like the turkey being improperly cooked, but served with pride (you'll remember she grilled the acolyte early in the movie about "if he knew how to cook a full dinner properly"), she filled her son with half-baked ideas, he spent an incomplete time in seminary, was "priest" for a woefully short time, then presented himself, lukewarm and frozen in the middle out of the microwave, as the new full and true pope!

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Comrade Nikolai in the good old USA 🇺🇸 we take pride in our microwaved Turkeys. Even Eyetalians like me might start using microwaves for homemade lasagna, and manicotti.

[@MrMslay]

Heresy and sacrilege

[@williamjameslehy1341]

The way he talks sounds disturbingly reminiscent of Chris-Chan.

[@rapscallionrobby]

He’s the TRUE and HONEST pope!

[@shaunsaega]

Here after Chris Chan made the headlines

[@winnietheblue3633]

lets hope not

[@williamjameslehy1341]

Yeah let's hope Pope Michael hasn't been violating his vow of celibacy *that* way.

[@victoriasoto7335]

I dont wanna critizice this guy but just by looking at him you can tell something is not right ....

[@sufficientgrace8375]

Eccentric much ? But lovely hearts.

[@Z0mbicore]

fake news

[@17me64]

Please get this poor man the proper help he so obviously needs!

[@lassusprophetam8209]

I think he's trying to do good he's moved by Holy Spirit and obviously the papacy is really messed up you got a criminal in there in the current pope in Rome was a bar bouncer, who betrayed his friends who are there by tortured, and looks even more shady the new whoever you are complaining about. One of the Pope's before him was part one of the Nazi luftwaffe a Nazi pilot. I mean really don't you think your pass is gone a little bit off wack when the Pope's a Nazi. I say give this guy a chance he looks like a good wholesome Farm Boy.

[@comva5230]

You think?

[@abcdeshole]

The mother is a darling. She loves her son so much, she thinks he’s the pope and she’s very proud of him for it. She’s like Peggy Hill or something, with Bobby on a papal throne in the basement.

[@Oldman808]

I actually feel a bit sorry for Michael. His mother is obviously stone crazy. God knows the nonsense she stuffed into his little head when he was a child. Without her baneful influence, he might have been a successful parish priest - and led a happy life. Furthermore, Michael’s father utterly abdicated his responsibility to protect Michael from his mother.

[@blazertracer1]

His mommy drugged kids so David could touch them.

[@caterpillar4517]

Bro this is filmed just like how The Office is filmed and it's hilarious because this is actually real

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

The Office was a huge show when they filmed this

[@heathenhammer2344]

Stupid fuckin show.

[@BrendanHoward]

Ummm, yes. Because The Office is filmed like a documentary.

[@kkdesignservices183]

I'm the real Dalai Lama. I live in Austin, and I love margaritas.

[@jdepape9645]

Greetings Mr Dalai.

[@urbanviii5103]

@@jdepape9645 Actually the Dalai Lama prefers Befeeter gin martinis!

[@kkdesignservices183]

@Carolus Magnus Unhappiness.

[@TGiannini007]

Cheers!

[@DonutKop]

Greetings lama!

[@hajarmatveeva]

Pope living with his mother! Unprecedented in History. She's the Mama Roma!

[@anselman3156]

The Lord Jesus Christ lived with His Mother.

[@ronchism6435]

😊

[@ronchism6435]

The smile is not mockery. I'm FAR from Catholicism. I'm not a Christian. But, I just LOVE someone who throws a wrench in the works, as Mike has done!! And if I ever decided to be Catholic, Mike would be my Pope!!! 😁

[@joseluisaltamirano1531]

actually, Pope Paschal I was elected when his mother, Lady Theodora was still alive

[@johncronin9540]

@@anselman3156 A) Jesus was not a pope. B) We know extremely little about Jesus’ early life, indeed the vast majority of his life. It might be more accurate to hypothesize that both lived in the house of Joseph. It was relatively recently that Social Security, and advances in medicine, made independent living possible for seniors, with a pension. Prior to that, extended families living under the same roof was quite common, probably more the rule than the exception.

[@loggats]

Such a strange, sad, wonderful little film. God have mercy.

[@conzmoleman]

who is god? you mean santa?

[@gch8810]

@@conzmoleman Did the world just pop into existence one day?

[@conzmoleman]

@@gch8810 i don’t know did it

[@deedeedee9310]

@@conzmoleman disparage or deny Him all you want….you will still face Him come Judgement Day. I pray you realize this and repent…but if you choose not to..I do not envy you.

[@conzmoleman]

@@deedeedee9310 yeah and santa will put coal in my stocking too 😂 i’ll rot in the ground just like you, but i’m a good person for the sake of being good. why would a loving and just god make us exactly as we are just so we can fuck up and he’d get to torture us forever. even a child would say that sounds fake and stupid.

[@hailey1313]

If any antipope is in Heaven, please let it be this man. I truly believe he was not culpable of schism due to his mental illness. He did what he believed to be right and holy and had the courage to stand up time and time again for it, even if it was false and objectively insane, in the face of mockery.

[@gegegenokozo6059]

Amen.😢

[@blazertracer1]

He was a lazy pos who used religion to scam and touch kids

[@tom7784]

I feel so sorry for that nice kid. Why are you wasting your life?! you should have done humanities at uni not engineering, clearly you are more that way inclined.

[@samanthastudios618]

Tbh he's living a fuller life than most

[@conzmoleman]

@@samanthastudios618 doubt

[@ulimbombonaulindi5088]

He is living his dreams. I support him💪

[@5star555555555]

Fun fact: the episode of Jeopardy! they're watching is from October 20, 2009.

[@pannamal5182]

Unless it was a repeat

[@cjjm17]

RIP my guy, David Bawden received last rites and was reconciled to the church by his parish priest

[@johnyanke7335]

Wait what? You got a citation or something?

[@cjjm17]

@@johnyanke7335 news broke yesterday on their official Twitter acc

[@E.C.2]

Thuc line traditional Catholic Priest not associated w the Novus Ordo anti-Church reached out to Father Dominic,whom Bp.Bawden Ordained,and was told it's an ugly rumor. Pray 10 Hail Mary's for his Soul. Requiescant in Pace.

[@TraddyGirl62]

That actual Catholic priest at that talk at KU was opening a can of Catholic Truth on these schismatics.

[@Mommyandtux]

TraddyGirl62 Schismatic heretics*

[@POCCNRCKNbY]

Michael Spyridon Schismatic and heretic are one in the same.

[@Mr.mallaer]

TraddyGirl62 He was wrong with the idea that validity of the Pope depends on taking possession of a particular location or a Church.

[@hglundahl]

@@Mr.mallaer Yes, since otherwise the Popes in Avignon up to Sts Bridget and Catherine urging their return would have been non-Popes - a 70 years' sedevacancy.

[@Mr.mallaer]

Hans-Georg Lundahl I am sure if there’s no Pope the Church would be in the process of selecting the new Pope as is the custom when Pope dies.

[@TheScholaGregoriana]

I'm watching this purely for the entertainment. I pray that they find a real Catholic priest, confess, and rejoin Christ's One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic again. Please pray for all of these poor souls who need Christ!

[@BaronPalamedeCharlus]

Jesus is something this poor sod need *less* of.

[@conzmoleman]

oh okay they need the much more popular batch of fake made up nonsense. makes sense.

[@Poingomungus]

At least we can be pretty hopeful this Pope has never diddled any kids

[@CadillacBunner]

Inbred papacy.

[@SomeBody-rm6hf]

@@conzmoleman let me guess... you're gay

[@truantj]

It's like a mash-up between The Office, King of the Hill, and The Young Pope, all rolled into one.

[@therago1456]

With Chris Chan being the pope

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

Apparently he passed today while in Hospice care. Let us pray that he was in a state of sanctifying grace before his passing. I'm curious what the "succession" process is now? will the young man who became a priest will.take his place

[@E.C.2]

Apparently Fr.Dominic,Ordained by Bp.Bawden,offered him Confession & Extreme Unction before he died

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

​@@E.C.2 praise God

[@eLmigotv]

There is a new elected Pope from the Philippines, Archbishop Rogelio Martinez and will use the name Pope Michael II. Coronation will be this coming October 28,2023.

[@MariaLourdesFlores-fl2ix]

hahahaahhaha...and did it happen?​@@eLmigotv

[@kinesiafox1219]

Grandma seems pretty worried about who's going to cook, too.

[@johnjay7255]

The Latin pronunciation is horrid.

[@citizensmith7759]

Speeding and slurring through. Terrible.

[@urbanviii5103]

@@mudkipx9052 In this day and age, there are probably priest pretenders of the Novus Ordo who have never taken a single course in Latin, in high school or even seminary. A bunch of illiterates.

[@mikehatem9570]

It couldn't be much worse

[@tktru]

This is like a milder version of Chris Chan

[@ClassicalGuyx]

He was wearing sweat pants under a cassock. Latae sententiae.

[@urbanviii5103]

This wonderful documentary is sort of a mix of the Papacy and the Beverly Hillbillies show.

[@singvogel7895]

You are clearly a poet. I cannot improve on this analogy. Bravo, yer Hölliness!

[@urbanviii5103]

@@singvogel7895 It's homegrown stuff. But a lot of what he says I actually agree with this. The Church has turned to absolute shit.

[@xp_studios7804]

Pope Francis has often prayed that he can go into a Roman pizzeria and not be recognized, meanwhile Pope Michael can freely walk into any Cici’s in the nation, Deus laudatus sit!

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

If this dude and Chris-Chan were ever to come into contact with each other the dimensional merge would probably actually happen.

[@xp_studios7804]

Latin in a Kansan accent is certainly something lol

[@DellaStreet123]

While the idea that out of about a billion Roman Catholics, six people, three of them related, can form a conclave and elect a Pope (one of them, no less) is quite a far stretch, this is actually a very nice "Pope". Soft-spoken, witty, accessible - what more can you want in a Pope?

[@DIDOTV9]

Authority and apostolic succession duuuuuuuuh

[@BaronPalamedeCharlus]

The Church of Rome manifested equally bizarre conclaves in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

[@urbanviii5103]

Certainly more approachable than any Pope in my lifetime. Rome and the Vatican may be an architectural treasure, but many of the people who inhabit it are probably quite evil. Hearts of stone; scandals of every variety, and on and on. How can this "Pope" get in trouble, living in the middle of nowhere with his mom and one postulant?

[@mikehatem9570]

What more can you want? Well, sanity might help....

[@bluegrassproject]

What more can you want? I never knew that Jesus called Peter to be soft-spoken, witty and accessible to be the rock of the church...

[@mariekatherine5238]

At last, a saint for the 40-somethings living in their mama's basement! He, himself said it, "Just simple nonsense." Only in the USA!

[@HighKingTurgon]

I come to find out I was ON CAMPUS, a FRESHMAN, when Bawden came to speak at KU. And I MISSED it. God bless Fr. Steve. He could out-tradition the most traditional, and yet when he celebrated Mass in Latin for us students, he did so according to the traditional rubric-the Ordo Missae promulgated in 1969 by Paul VI. May the Lord grant Mr. Bawden eternal rest, and may we all pray for him. Phil's vows are interesting-he did NOT elect a successor last fall. Was he ever ordained? And why are they in English? One thing I cannot abide is the insistence on Latin in liturgy, but an indifference toward the actual function of language. I have never heard a traditionalist outright state, but I can hardly conclude otherwise, that they regard it as something of a magical incantation. Thanks, Adam, for this sensitive take on the man.

[@EvocatusX]

Sedevacantism is an utter Pandora's box that leads to a dead end.

[@Eilbheis]

It’s essentially Protestant theology with a catholic mask.

[@ecopley9013]

@@Eilbheis This is not sedevacantism! It is conclavism and all sedevacantists hold it to be ridiculous!

[@Eilbheis]

Same Protestant spirit in principle

[@ecopley9013]

@オソリオ No, sedevacantism is simply truth. Truth can never be ridiculous. I will say a prayer for you today.

[@RezaChity-G]

@Antonio Salieri We read the Catechism, cite where it proves sedevacantism wrong.

[@RTSacredProductions]

This is beyond sad. The false "pope" is not even an ordained priest. I feel especially sad for the young man who wants to be a true priest. One should not make fun of these people as it is really tragic - they seem like sweet yet unstable souls who are just completely delusional. I am mystified at how someone who is not even an ordained priest can have his parents vote for him to be "pope" and think it is all true. The whole thing is depressing when you consider that they really believe it.

[@maryprayforus7652]

Perhaps you didn't know, your not required to be a priest to be Pope. Even a lay man could be elected Pope. That will never happen but it's a fact. I was surprised to learn such.

[@RezaChity-G]

@@maryprayforus7652 Key word is "Elected" The Pope as Bishop of Rome, must be ordained to all minor orders and all major orders, the priesthood, and the episcopacy, "Pope" Michael wasn't until many years after his supposed election and from doubtful Old Catholic schismatics.

[@E.C.2]

Pope Fabian was elected as a layman then received Holy Orders the following 3 days Bp.Bawden has Utecht Old Catholic,Duarte-Costa, and Greek Orthodox,lines of succession. The Holy Orders are valid Son.

[@singvogel7895]

I will always be fascinated by the varieties of human delusion. This one is especially piquant.

[@Deus-Vult-AMDG]

My fav part is when the guy is just playing online chess in the background

[@johnplatanitis5955]

I would recommend St. Dymphna to be their patron saint. :-)

[@mercster]

A man who stuck to his convictions. People in the comments may laugh, and of course they do. Was Pope Michael the vicar of Christ? Maybe not, but I dare anyone in the comments to dedicate this much time to something you believe in, instead of following another man/institution and accepting something you know in your heart is false. Sometimes we can learn a lot from someone who the whole world says is crazy. Most men stay silent, for fear of being ridiculed. I'd rather be ridiculed for something I believe in than live with the knowledge that, deep inside... I thought something and didn't say it. It's something this modern Internet age just absolutely DOES NOT understand: integrity. Most people read "integrity" as "being good" or something (thanks, modern education systems.) It means being true to yourself. Many of us are not true to what we believe... we see foolish things going on all the time, and agree in silence because we don't want to be the "odd man out." And a great many more of us don't even think about it. Many people don't even believe anything anymore; we only believe what we've been told by mass media and sites like Twitter. Be very careful the next time you hear someone, or even that little voice inside your head, say "Well everyone knows THAT!" As if everything we hear on the Internet, or in school, or even in church is some received wisdom that we do not have the capability of questioning. If you are truly ignorant, be quiet, but if you've searched for truth and found it, or hear something that sounds false... well, you know what to do. Pope Michael did. I'm not even a Catholic, and I'd rather be him than some doofus who sits on streaming sites, watching someone else play a video game and agreeing with what all the other people there say. Braying like sheep, in a herd.

[@mercster]

As an addendum, I look at what the kids call the "ratio" these days: 106k views, and 777 likes. Most of the people who see this video watch it and laugh, "HAHA this guy is CRAZY, EVERYONE KNOWS he's not the pope!" Yet you probably aren't even Christian, and if you are... probably not a Catholic. You wouldn't listen to the "real" pope any more than you would Pope Michael. So why are you letting an institution that you don't believe in, tell you what's what? At least give this man a like for stepping out on his own and having his say. Kinda like how you and your family don't get along anymore, because you're still mad that Dad made you wear nice clothes on Sunday when you were growing up. And maaaaaan, you're an independent thinker now! You think it took guts? Look at this guy, Pope Michael. :-)

[@singvogel7895]

You could say the same about Adolf Hitler. Blinkered mania is NOT a virtue unto itself. This guy was clearly an idiot.

[@mercster]

@@singvogel7895 Yeah OK, random KZbin commenter who has probably not had a single conviction in his life other than what he was taught in some textbooks.

[@urbanviii6557]

@28:23, the one postulant, seminarian, is playing chess while the Supreme Pontiff is talking about internet evangelization. The chess game can wait!

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

So the priest who joined moves in with Pope Michael and his mom, and she cooks for them? Doesn't sound like a bad deal. On a side note, Michael seems like a nice guy and his mother seems like a sweetheart. It's hard not to judge. Do I believe he's the Successor of St Peter? No, absolutely not. But do i think he's a bad person? Absolutely not. He seems like a genuinely good guy.

[@andrewfetcho544]

He died today and his mother forgot to mention the Pope thing in his obituary.

[@jonathanmthomas2728]

@@andrewfetcho544 Oh man, that makes me sad. How did he pass?

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@Andrew Fetcho Hopefully, that's a sign Father David came to his senses before he passed.

[@TraddyGirl62]

Their Latin is horrendous. At least the pronunciation. The Confiteor was ... I don't know what that was.

[@luisfck2119]

that's what happens when you can hardly speak english and create your latin circus, I almost laughed if this wasnt too sad already

[@AidenFeltkamp]

Jesus said “you gotta be a good cook”

[@dasdiesel3000]

When the mom was ragging on that kid about being a good cook after microwaving that turkey looking thing I lol'd

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@@dasdiesel3000 I hope you start microwaving your Thanksgiving Turkey 🦃, and Christmas Goose 🎄

[@deus_vult8111]

He’s more of a “pope” than Francis Bergoglio tbh.

[@yvonetubla7682]

so you reject vatican 1 and you're an old catholic?

[@deus_vult8111]

@@yvonetubla7682 No. I accept Vatican I. I reject Vatican II. Also, Francis & Benedict XVI (Ratzinger) and the rest of the post-Vatican II Antipopes are the ones who actually reject Vatican 1 and Unam Sanctam, they don’t believe that the Eastern Orthodox nor the Protestants should be converted to Catholicism. Their idolatrous Assisi pray events and Amazon Synods prove they are not of God.

[@yvonetubla7682]

@@deus_vult8111 so you claim that you accept vatican 1 but you don't actually accept vatican 1? you accept the papacy you just don't accept the papacy the way the catholic church sees it you're with the anglicans and orthodox who accept the papacy but change the definition of the papacy

[@deus_vult8111]

@@yvonetubla7682 No. did you not just read what I said? I said I believe in Vatican I, but I reject Vatican II. Didn’t you see that? ^

[@yvonetubla7682]

@@deus_vult8111 "i don't reject the papacy or vatican 1 i just reject the person sitting on the papal throne right now" welcome to anglicanism or eastern orthodoxy you do reject vatican 1, you even reject trent saying that there cannot be any changes to the liturgy you reject the visible foundation of the catholic church: the pope

[@philiphughes7481]

Elected by who? Not elected by the College of Cardinals.

[@jeremiahjohnson7619]

Exactly what I thought. All this guy is, is a lesser known Martin Luther.

[@Mr.mallaer]

Philip Hughes He was elected by his parents and friends. I believe there were six in total. To his credit he did not dispute that valid Pope has to be elected by the college of cardinals.

[@StJohnPaulXXIII]

Rest in Peace David Bawden

[@cpreston99]

What a nut! I feel bad his friend. He seems innocent, just lost. Poor guy

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Same. Pope" Michael is very eccentric, but seems to have a genuine knowledge and intrest in the faith. Personally I feel he should have become a religious brother in a conservative religious community that retains the Latin mass.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@INFJ Integrity vs Narcissism Exactly, he could have done something useful for the Church.

[@cherubin7th]

It would have been so funny to see a long debate between Michael and Pius 13.

[@uncklebuckle6859]

If you’re too crazy for the SSPX, then there isn’t much hope for you.

[@samanthastudios618]

The SSPX isn't crazy at all. Pope Benedict and Francis have shown them much acceptance and praise.

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

@@samanthastudios618 SSPX are just conservative, it's the CMRI that seems a little out there.

[@treymurnane4541]

@@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 CMRI is sedevacantist.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Sure there is. You can join the modern Jesuit order or a similar diocese with a lunatic Bishop.

[@SpanishWrangler]

Pope Michael....I am Superman!

[@SpanishWrangler]

Loooo my ass! He looks like an imbecile if you ask me. Actually this false pope is an arrogant piece of dung. No valid ordination from The Catholic Church. There is only one CATHOLIC Church and it is not his by apostolic succession. He only serves the devil. Poor buffoon..

[@xp_studios7804]

Honestly Pope Michael explains the doctrine of invincible ignorance well, even if what he means by Catholic Church is erroneous. Many people who reject Vatican II have said I’m going straight to hell lmao

[@BaronPalamedeCharlus]

Yee haw! Habemus papam, y'all!

[@urbanviii6557]

FABULOUS comment!

[@mikehatem9570]

Howdy y'all! To celebrate the election, send one hundred US dollars and we'll send y'all absolutely free: six hot dawgs and a plenary indulgence ;)

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@@urbanviii6557 Are you really Pope Urban?

[@KCODacey]

I don't have a question but I do have 2 quibbles. They've resulted in a very uncomfortable rash. Do you think that water blessed by Pope Mikey can cure it?

[@lesleydavies4455]

Thanks for posting. A very interesting and well executed video.

[@lixdexical]

LOVED LOVE LOVED the score!!!

[@Hagood2011]

Rest In Peace, Mst Rev. David Bawden aka Pope Michael.

[@Cathoholicism]

WHO HERE FROM CATHOHOLICISM

[@bean7675]

Hola

[@timothya3112]

Peace be with you

[@jordank5328]

It do be a slow day at work

[@ronaldogontung8275]

Shall we ask St. Dymphna a favor to help this guy? 🙃

[@redbaron642]

Oy!

[@marcocasas6148]

pope michael r.i.p ..... now finally rest to the right of the father !!!!!!

[@citizensmith7759]

His cassocks are alter boy cassocks. At least get a proper soutane with piping and shoulder cape.

[@michaelmooney3369]

when where you ordained and what Seminary did you graduate from? when did the college of Cardinals elect you Pope?

[@maryprayforus7652]

Yes. These are appropriate questions.

[@davidgleba3832]

Pie Jesu Domine, dona ei requiem sempiternam.

[@michaelmooney3369]

you do realize that only the college of cardinals can elect a Pope? don't you?

[@heathenhammer2344]

R.I.P. Pope Michael

[@MrGoulio]

I have to wonder, and I'm trying to understand his position without immediately condemning it, if he's the bishop of Rome, why doesn't he live there? And in his 2nd presentation, one of his slides said, "One Holy Catholic Church". Why leave out the Apostolic part? And also, what ever happened to his dad? Did he die or leave or something?

[@ajosephcirene]

Brian Goulet Not sure if you found the answer re-his father but yes, he did die. Also, he knows he cannot claim any apostolic succession. This poor fellow, David Bawden is so self deluded.

[@mikehatem9570]

He doesn't want to move to Rome-that would mean his mama wouldn't be taking care of him anymore

[@embossed64]

I like how the priest during the presentation says I'm not going to defend the nonsense of Vatican II...then proceeds to defend it.

[@beardown851]

this dudes evidence for being pope “trust me bro”

[@jofo817]

"New Apostles"?? Ummm NO. The end of the Apocalypse (Revelation) 21:14 says there are 12 Apostles.

[@nathanieldrain907]

Can I be a pope too?

[@ZuoCruz]

Rip Pope Michael

[@Manojrgulalkai]

I think he is 'youtube' pope! isnt he?

[@kinesiafox1219]

Grandma needs to clean up the house a bit...I mean the papal apartment needs some help...

[@ayushdas7447]

I would like to sympathise. May God give him the grace of conversion if he is wrong. But if he is correct, may God open our eyes to see the truth. Let us pray.

[@singvogel7895]

I'd say he needs the grace of mental health care, but it sounds like you might as well.

[@Salve_Regina8]

@@singvogel7895 true

[@deusimperator]

she cooks chicken in the microwave!!!! rubber chicken

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Defrosting in microwave.

[@Imnotcreativeluvv]

looks like a turkey no?

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

I thought it was a pigs 🐖 head.

[@ewaurbanska2144]

He confessed his sins before death before parish catholic priest...

[@Randomname8383]

This is so insane and hilarious. The fact I know about Pope Michael, the resistance, Thuc lineage, etc. is the reason I’ll never have a gf

[@krimbii]

lol

[@xp_studios7804]

LOL I feel ya on that, most people will slowly walk away when you start ranting about how fascinating it is that South Vietnam’s president’s brother was a sede bishop

[@E.C.2]

Bp.Bawden had Utrecht Old Catholic Duarte-Costa and Greek Orthodox lines of succession. He was not a Thuc line Bishop.

[@brianrichardcohn2159]

I find kind of pathatic. That poor "seminarian"...i wonder what happend to him?

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@@brianrichardcohn2159 Maybe an independent professional Wrastler.

[@RTSacredProductions]

Thank you. I read your other comment and I too would be interested in learning that if it ever was discovered.

[@brianotoole8666]

Is there any effort underway for another conclave? It's understood that his mother is still alive and I do think he still had a few loosely connected followers beyond the date of documentary. There seems to be a growing interest in him on reddit and in traditionalist circles and some people are trying to track down the seminarians who were connected with him.

[@mountainstream8351]

I'm waiting for his church to choose a successor. I haven't heard anything.

[@singvogel7895]

As a student of human delusion, I find you people utterly fascinating.

[@southronpapist]

They elected one a few days ago. Some bishop in the Philippines, who has taken the name "Michael II".

[@agni2003]

I wonder what happened to the young "seminarian"....

[@ajosephcirene]

+agni2003 I rec'd a message from a friend of mine which read " Phillip is down South working on poles as a linesman". I got this info. 4 months ago but it wasn't mentioned how long ago Philip (the semanarian) left.

[@ajosephcirene]

+One Day Eternity Will Come Thanks for the update friend. Where's "papa" getting all the money from to do that? Is it just another one of his dreams? *50 Monks? WOW!!*

[@ajosephcirene]

***** I'm really happy for Philip, that he's finally seen the light.

[@ajosephcirene]

***** "I believe Pope needs an exorcism". I agree with you 100%.

[@ajosephcirene]

+One Day Eternity Will Come Why do you post and then delete after a day or so. It's making you look bad and untrustworthy. Surely you can't be afraid of David Bawden aka Pope Michael. He doesn't know who you are. If you don't want to be shown in the comments, them PM me.

[@andrewchiti4924]

If he truly wants to be a Priest, he should join the SSPV in Round Top New York.

[@Oldman808]

What happened to seminarian Phil?

[@ianmarcRoxU]

maybe he's the new pope (?)

[@user-ls8eq1dd7x]

Lol the "pope" lives with his mom, and his clergy come from living with their parents!😂

[@timothywilliams1359]

I'd love to have pizza and beer with "Pope" Michael. I think he's a screwball, but he appears quite affable. He's certainly not any crazier than Pope Francis, that's for sure! And he seems like a much nicer person.

[@tylerhibler5267]

he has a habit of accepting friend requests on facebook. heard he's a nice guy. hoping he accepts mine

[@iburl]

What's your beef with the coolest pope of all time, Francis?

[@gch8810]

@@iburl He is a modernist, liberal, who at the very least espouses heresies privately.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Pope Francis is unlikely crazy. Seems like he knows what he is doing, and if that happens to be bad, then he is probably morally responsible for it. Father David AKA Pope Michael was probably a little crazy and obviously not competent to be a Pope even if validly elected in Vatican City.

[@avapingbaby]

Wow... what a story. It's fascinating to see someone this delusional being so earnest at the same time, especially in the context of a rigid, dogmatic tradition like Catholicism. A lot of love and patience went into making this strange documentary and it really shows! Thank you for making this available to everyone.

[@SteveAllan2015]

Pope Michael is the one true Pope God told me while i was smoking the divine sacrament marijuana

[@opmike343]

+Steve Allan LOL

[@QuesqueNosqueLesque]

hahahahahahaha

[@buntalatv5276]

absurd but funny... a pot revelation of one true poop

[@skunkworks226]

How very sad. Saints John Paul II and John XXIII pray for us (and them)

[@Massachusetts3005]

They burn in hell as they were public heretics, but you do you.

[@coverstone3762]

Cici's is the way to salvation.

[@urbanviii5103]

@5:30, the Pope and mom watch Jeopardy. I wonder if Pope Francis watches Jeopardy! LOL.

[@singvogel7895]

"Who is: the Pope"?

[@Dragonflail]

Hey Overbite Pope. How many languages do you speak?

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

He looks creepy as fuck in those SSPX seminary pictures

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

***** Yes, so I've been told. I'm curious, how do you fit into this Pope Michael business?

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

***** So what exactly is it that you prophesize?

[@ajosephcirene]

+Salvatore Shiggerino Are you David Bawden's former secretary? Your name sounds familiar.

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

ajosephcirene I've never met him. What does he need a secretary for?

[@ajosephcirene]

+Salvatore Shiggerino Phil Friedl, his so called "seminerian" is now the papal secretary to this self deluded nut job

[@henrymalinowski5125]

Hey! Mommy said it's my turn to play pope.

[@singvogel7895]

OK here you go. Let me get out my Cthulhu costume...

[@MadMax31577]

After watching this video for about 12 seconds I thought: "He probably lives with his mother."

[@blazertracer1]

David touches kids and his mom would drug the kids for him.

[@hglundahl]

16:13 It may shock some as somewhat effeminate of me, but like the Holiness' mother, I too do embroidery (usually adding a url to some garment of mine, intended to be clearly visible, and that url often to my creationist blog), so I know what she is talking about. Back sides really look so much worse than front sides. _VERY_ true.

[@keridwenx6457]

LMAOOOO NOT THE BANJO INTRO

[@ClassicalGuyx]

I feel like I need to call Pope Francis

[@singvogel7895]

Let him know someone is gunning for him. Yeh...

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

This Priest might have made a better Pope than Francis. He doesn't seem like an intellectual, but how much damage could be really intentionally cause? Not as much as Pope Francis has.

[@brg1213]

He kinda looks like Ben Shapiro

[@blazertracer1]

Well david was a pedo

[@coverstone3762]

For those who think there is something wrong with Michael, I tend to differ. He seems perfectly reasonable in his assertions that the Catholic Church went off the rails with Vatican II. Even the priest at the class discussion, says "Im not going to defend the nonsense of Vatican II", but yet hes still operating as if its totally legit. Michael and especially his Mom are sincere, extremely nice people who have a strong belief that is actually not out of the mainstream, many Catholics have the same issues, they just did something about it. Were Michael a more charismatic person, he might actually have created a movement and a new Catholic Church in the USA. I mean if people give Kenneth Copeland can get people to donate thousands so he can buy a new jet, its not out of the realm of possibility a more energetic Pope Michael could bring about his new church.

[@singvogel7895]

Ridiculous. I was born in 1961, and most catholics alive today were born after that and have no memory of Latin liturgy. Since the 15th century, what the pope says goes, so if whoever sits on the papal throne says something is Catholic, it is Catholic. I find the whole belief system to be a total mess and utterly stupid.

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

@@singvogel7895 Good point, though there are hundreds of thousands of people in groups that claim to be catholic yet reject the Pope since V2, SSPX, SSPX MC, SSPV, CMRI, and various independent sede vancante groups. Bawden is no different from them other than he took the logic ending of seeking an election. Understand I am not saying he is right, just that there is little difference between him and the above mentioned groups.

[@singvogel7895]

@@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 Those groups you mention are as mainstream as the Communist Party. And I agree, he is part and parcel with them (a little fringier than, say, SSPX, and way less scary than Opus Dei).

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

@___marianguard___ ___ Thank you for the reply I understand now. However, what is the difference between SSPX and SSPX MC? I know very little of the latter.

[@johncronin9540]

I would correct you on one point. The priest at the class discussion actually said, “I’m not going to defend the nonsense that happened AFTER Vatican II…”. He didn’t describe the Council itself as being “nonsense”. It’s a very different sentence than the one you quoted, and is somewhat vague, as it doesn’t clarify whether he was talking about Pope Paul’s actions in implementing the Conciliar reforms, or some of the various innovations or alterations that happened in the wake of the Council. His statement could be interpreted in many different ways. I’m not as critical of Vatican II as many discussing this are; indeed, an argument could be made that they didn’t go far enough, but I’m not going to argue that here. I would only say that for those who may be distressed about the Novus Ordo liturgy, there ARE other rites in the Catholic Church, such as those Eastern rites still in communion with Rome, but who have liturgies in other languages, such as Greek, or even, with the Maronites, Syriac (very similar to Aramaic- “Syria” being another name for “Aram”). Indeed, the Maronite liturgy was written by St. John Chrysostom, dating back long before any existing Latin liturgy, as Chrysostom lived in about the late 4th and early 5th Century CE. It’s certainly far older than the old Tridentine liturgy. The reason the Latin rite exists is because, at the time of the founding of the Church in the Western Roman Empire, Latin was the everyday language in the West, while Greek was the language most common in the East. But nobody speaks Latin anymore, as an everyday language, unless you want to use the modern languages into which Latin evolved: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian. So there is really no need for Latin, other than for scholars, and the reforms of Vatican II had as one of their goals making the understanding of the liturgy being more understandable to the people, by celebrating it in the vernacular. I highly doubt Jesus knew more than a few words of Latin, as his everyday language was Aramaic. He would have known Hebrew, as that was the language of his scriptures (the Old Testament), and he likely would have known Greek, as that was the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire, and it’s the language that Roman officials, like Pilate, would have used in their official capacity in Palestine.

[@lincolncity9]

It would be interesting to know if Phil is still in 'the Vatican' and if others have joined.

[@ajosephcirene]

+lincolncity9 Last I heard Phil moved to another state a couple of years ago and if I remember correctly, is working as a linesman. Not sure if he's still connected with the "Vatican" though.

[@lincolncity9]

+ajosephcirene Many thanks. Is linesman an American term? (I'm English) Hope Phil is doing ok and I wonder if he is back in the church after his association with Mr Bowden.

[@ajosephcirene]

+lincolncity9 "Lineman (technician), one who installs and maintains electrical power, telephone, or telegraph lines"". If I am to believe my source, Phil Friedl is still connected to Bawden but the strength of that connection is unclear to me. There's a video somewhere on PM's channel where Bawden "ordains" Philip to preacher(?) status, renaming Phillip as "Brother Raphael". My source of information about Philip, Bawden, etc. came from a young wannabe seminarian of Bawden's who knew them fairly well. I haven't heard from him for a while now. I too hope Phil is doing well.

[@lincolncity9]

+ajosephcirene Many thanks. I've been interested in this since I first heard about 'PM' a couple of years ago. I seem to remember watching a short film where another 'seminarian' was in the group but can't find that film now. I live in Oxford UK btw.

[@alternateangel]

CiCi's in Lawrence. it's weird recognizing places in this doc