Michael Fighting
"Michael…who standeth for…thy people," — Dan. 12:1-12
Papal Election History:
Will it be God or Caesar?
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We began actively promoting an election in 1987 through correspondence contacts.
We began actively promoting an election in 1987 through correspondence contacts.2.)Also in 1987, we began researching the various heresies of the anti-popes and gathering information in support of an election per our unusual circumstances.
Also in 1987, we began researching the various heresies of the anti-popes and gathering information in support of an election per our unusual circumstances.3.)In 1989, we began writing Will the Catholic Church Survive…? It was released on January 25, 1990 and was sent to Sedevacantists and other interested parties all over the world at our own expense. We did this using Radko Jansky's Traditionalist mailing list and also a private mailing list.
In 1989, we began writing Will the Catholic Church Survive…? It was released on January 25, 1990 and was sent to Sedevacantists and other interested parties all over the world at our own expense. We did this using Radko Jansky's Traditionalist mailing list and also a private mailing list. 4.)We invited intelligent comment and criticism on the book, but received nothing but ipse dixits, specious objections and reports of typos.
We invited intelligent comment and criticism on the book, but received nothing but ipse dixits, specious objections and reports of typos.5.)Following the release of the book, we made Update available to readers to cover breaking news, comments and objections and to announce the time and place of the upcoming election.
Following the release of the book, we made Update available to readers to cover breaking news, comments and objections and to announce the time and place of the upcoming election.6.)On the evening of July 15, 1990, Patrick Henry and Ken Mock attempted to stop the election. The attempt failed. They informed Pope Michael and myself that they would leave town the next morning.
On the evening of July 15, 1990, Patrick Henry and Ken Mock attempted to stop the election. The attempt failed. They informed Pope Michael and myself that they would leave town the next morning.7.)Despite a dismal turnout, Kennett and Clara Bawden, also David Bawden, (all from St. Mary's, Kansas); Bob and Diane Hunt (from Hillman, Michigan) and Teresa Benns (from Denver, Colorado) all gathered to elect a Pope in Belvue, Kansas on the morning of July 16, 1990. The man elected was David Bawden, who took the papal name, Michael.
Despite a dismal turnout, Kennett and Clara Bawden, also David Bawden, (all from St. Mary's, Kansas); Bob and Diane Hunt (from Hillman, Michigan) and Teresa Benns (from Denver, Colorado) all gathered to elect a Pope in Belvue, Kansas on the morning of July 16, 1990. The man elected was David Bawden, who took the papal name, Michael.It is time Traditionalists resorted to logic and common sense to overcome their objections to a papal election. If a man wishes to run for president, he cannot have an outstanding felony conviction on his record. Presidential candidates must also be American citizens. Even before the announcement to the press that a candidate is in the running, the campaign press people are busy writing releases, speeches, addressing issues in brochures and booklets, arranging for interviews and debates and so on. Their job is to provide the candidate with the research necessary to address a wide spectrum of objections and answer questions intelligently.
When election day arrives, those registered may vote. All must report to their proper polling place. Once the votes are cast and tallied, the results are announced. Whoever receives a clear two-thirds majority of the fifty states (Electoral College) wins, period, regardless of how many or how few showed up at the polls. If there is a question of fraud, mechanical malfunction, or ballot stuffing, it must be demonstrated and substantiated. When this is done, the matter is investigated and if the election is found to be irregular, a new election can then be scheduled. In the history of presidential elections in this country this has never happened, although we had a near miss in 2000.
By contrast, all the "campaign work" for a papal election was done months before it actually took place, although the campaign only promoted the election itself, (not any particular man), and addressed the issues involved. These issues had o be made clear to potential elector, so only a book elaborating in great detail on the situation could do the job. Papal candidates must be members of the Church; they cannot be under censure for apostasy, heresy or schism per the Church's own laws. Those wishing to vote in the papal election had to register — profess their faith in the "system" — in order to vote. Their eligibility already had been established by consulting canonical principles. They registered by arriving and making the Profession of Faith. All the canons set forth by the Code to determine procedure were duly followed. They then cast their votes.
No official protest to the election demonstrating errors in the count of votes or coercion to vote was ever forthcoming; no document forbidding the laity to elect a pope was ever produced. "First in time, first in rite," is a rule of law and the present pope was the first elected. The number of voters is not important because valid elections have been held with as few as six cardinals. And other papal documents found later supported the validity of the election.
A papal election is far more necessary and important than the election of any world official. No one would even consider handing over his or her American citizenship and, against all right reason, without any compelling proof, disregarding a presidential election. Yet Catholics think nothing of discarding their Church membership — committing schism — by refusing to recognize a validly elected Pope. Following their own laws and own collective will and ignoring Catholic doctrine, they even hasten to commit mutiny by choosing others as "pope," thus creating a string of anti-popes to further wound the Church. All this because they hold the right of a land to a leader superior to the rights of the Church, Divinely established and ruled through Peter's successor by Christ. This is yet a further manifestation of secular humanism — man dictating to God what God's own place in the Universe shall be.
Keeping our country "free" and allowing the Church to languish in the gutter is reprehensible. Such thinking and behavior defies all logic, hinders the Church's free exercise of Her rights, and only exacerbates the present crisis in the Church. It is a travesty that can no longer be tolerated.
