In January 1980 in an attempt to show good faith, while pursuing an appeal of his dimissal, which was accepted in August 1979 by Marcel Lefebvre, David took a position at Saint Marys College in Saint Marys, Kansas. Due to the many unCatholic things happening there he resigned on March 5, 1981. Hector Bolduc was superior at this time. In the next year David helped the Kansas City Star in preparing a series of articles about the Society. These appeared in April of 1982, where David was quoted on the front page: All I know is that if I did half of what he has done I would go straight to hell. (Referring to the rector of Saint Marys.)Seeing that it would be difficult to follow a vocation, David asked several Traditionalist priests for assistance, but none was forthcoming. They would not even provide a list of books to study. So he began ordering used Catholics books, building to a library estimated to be over 4,000 volumes. In studying these books David came to the conclusion that there was something fundamentally wrong with the whole Tradtiionalist movement, which he departed from in late 1983; writing to his friends on this subject.In 1984 Martin Gwynne of Briton's Catholic Library wrote a paper holding a similar position as David's so he went to London to discuss matter in November of 1984. There he also found many problems, and soon departed for home.1985 found David trying to convince others of the truth, which led to his first published work, Jurisdiction, During the Great Apostacy, This paper has received world-wide distribution and is still occasionally requested and probably reprinted. The complete paper is reprinted in Will the Catholic Church Survive the Twentieth Century? The late '80's found David pursuing several secular pursuits without success.In 1988 David was presented with a problem. In fact he had known of the problem and reached the conclusion that it was impossible to ever have another Pope. However, this letter quoted the infallible Vatican Council (1870) as saying that Peter will have perpetual successors. And so he realized that there must be some way for electing a Pope. In the next two years he contacted many others and promoted a Papal Election. Enemies of the Church tried to dissuade him, so on Holy Saturday, 1989 David made a vow to pursue a Papal Election at all costs.Michael Fighting
"Michael…who standeth for…thy people," — Dan. 12:1-12
David Bawden was born in Oklahoma City on September 22, 1959 and baptized on October 18 in Christ the King Catholic Church by the pastor, Fr. Johnson. He lived in that parish until 1963, when his family moved close to Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City.
David was educated in three schools, Sunset Public School for four years, Rosary Parochial School (Saint Francis Parish) for four years, and then Independence Christian School for three years of High School, graduating with honors in May of 1976
From the time David's family departed the Novus Ordo in November, 1972, David was active in the chapel movement, beause few realized this was in disobedience to Church Law. .
Upon graduation, David applied to Saint Joseph's House (SSPX) in Armada, Michigan for admission to the seminary there. After an interview in July, Anthony Ward recommended that David take a year to work in the world in order to gain more worldly experience. Ward departed the SSPX at the end of 1976 with most of the seminarians. The new rector, Donald Sanborn admitted David to the seminary. In August of 1977 Sanborn called David to inform him that he and four othes were being sent to Econe, because they were most likely to persevere to ordination and there was not sufficient room in Armada.
David continued in Armada until December 15, 1978, when he was dismissed withotu cause by Donald Sanborn. Marcel Lefebvre promised David that he would receive a reason for his dismissal and would be accepted at any SSPX seminary with total disregard of the dismissal from Armada. To this day David awaits the reason and was refused readmittance to Econe, when he applied in the fall of 1979 within a month of Lefebvre's promise. The picture to the right is interesting.
David Bawden's Baptismal Day, October 17, 1959
