Rogelio Martinez (antipope)
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Rogelio Martinez | |
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| Pope Michael II | |
| Papacy began | July 23, 2023 |
| Predecessor | David Bawden |
| Opposed to | Francis |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2003 by Bishop Joseph V. Galaroza |
| Consecration | 6 February 2010 by Archbishop Joel Clemente |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rogelio del Rosario Martinez Jr. |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Conclavist traditionalist Catholic (since 2020) Formerly Independent Catholic (2002-2020) Roman Catholic (until 2002) |
Rogelio del Rosario Martinez Jr.,[1] who took the name Pope Michael II, is a Filipino conclavist bishop claimant to the papacy.
He succeeded David Bawden (Pope Michael I), an American conclavist who believed 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.
Biography[edit]
Early life and ordained ministry[edit]
He taught for some years at the Centro Escolar University and later studied law at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Law, graduating in 2004. During that period, he married Lynn Jacinto and the two had a child.[2]
In 2002 he came into contact with an independent Catholic priest from the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church (ICAB) and resumed his priestly training with such Church: he was ordained on 7 December 2002 and later a priest in 2003 by Bishop Joseph V. Galaroza. He subsequently served as assistant priest at Novaliches and later at Santa Mesa and was installed as parish priest at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan in 2004.[3]
In 2019 he came into contact with David Bawden, a conclavist bishop who had claimed to be the legitimate Roman pontiff under the regnal name Pope Michael. One year later he made his profession of faith to Bawden, formally recognizing him as the legitimate Pope and came into full communion with him and his followers.[4][5]
Claim to the papacy[edit]
Pope Michael died on 2 August 2022.[6] On July 29, 2023, Martinez was elected as Bawden's successor in a conclave in Vienna, Austria. He took the name Michael II.[6]
Mainstream Roman Catholic Bishop José R. Rojas of Libmanan who is also the chairman of the Episcopal Commission of Doctrine of the Faith of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines advised Catholics not to support Martinez or risk facing excommunication. Rojas says Martinez is not a Catholic priest.[7][8]
Martinez runs a parish in San Jose del Monte in Bulacan and has conducted events including officiating a Mass for his followers.[7] A papal coronation for Martinez took place on 28 October 2023 in Meycauayan.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Pope Speaks: Pope Pius XI". The Olive Tree. VII (6). September 2022.
- ^ "October 2022: Olive Tree - Vatican in Exile". www.vaticaninexile.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church". Net Ministries Network. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Habemus Papam!: Michael II". Magnus Lundberg. August 10, 2023.
- ^ Martinez, Rogelio (2022). "My Vocation Story". The Olive Tree. VII (2).
- ^ a b "PH-born anti-Pope's followers risk excommunication, says Catholic bishop". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c Aguila, Nick (September 11, 2023). "A Filipino 'Anti-Pope' Exists, And He's Going to Be Crowned in Bulacan". Esquire.
- ^ "Bishop warns Filipinos over support to anti-pope". UCA News. September 5, 2023.
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