He stated in 2009 that he had approximately 30 "solid followers".[2] In 1990 Bawden was elected pope by a group of six laypeople, including himself and his parents, who had come to believe that the Catholic Church had apostatized from the Catholic faith since Vatican II, and that there had been no legitimate popes elected since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958.[3] In 2011, he was ordained a priest and consecrated a bishop by an Independent Catholic bishop
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Category: Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Religion, North America
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Category: Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Historical Figure, Cats, Europe
Dealing with Warbeck cost Henry VII over £13,000 (equivalent to £10,301,000 in 2019)
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image source: .johnsanidopoulos.com
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Category: Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Humor, Hygiene, Regionalism, Natural Wonders, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, History, Historical Figure, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Inventions, New Age, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Books, Goofs and Screw-ups
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Category: Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Self-help Schemes, 1970s, Dance
The Miami Herald - Jan 18, 1969
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The Indianapolis News - June 18, 1979
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Night Mayor, Guy Maddin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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