Pope Michael Oral History
Pope, Michael C. Bawden, David Asadi, Torang
Pope, Michael C.
Bawden, David
Asadi, Torang
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Oral history interview with Pope Michael (David Bawden) conducted by Torang Asadi in Delia, Kansas, on September 2, 2010. In this interview, Pope Michael describes how his family came to be in Kansas, how he came to believe that Pope John Paul II was not the true pope of the Catholic Church, how he was elected as Pope, and how his church is funded. He discusses the issue of sexual abuse by priests within the Catholic Church. He discusses books that have influenced his thinking, and out-of-print books that he has brought back into print. He describes his daily routine. He discusses his efforts to be recognized as legitimate by Catholic bishops. He describes his views of other religions. He discusses the history of the Catholic Church in Kansas. This interview was conducted for the Religion in Kansas course taught at the University of Kansas by Dr. Timothy Miller in the fall of 2010.
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Oral histories created by University of Kansas students, staff and faculty as part of the Religion in Kansas Project are archived at http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12524 in KU ScholarWorks, the digital repository of the University of Kansas.
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2010-09-02
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Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas
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Pope Michael., Catholic Church -- Kansas.