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I wonder who he means by "coercive religionists"?

I think it's the caricature of the fundamentalist (I am going to impose my variety of Christianity on you. If you don't go to Church at MY Church, you're going to h-e-double toothpick).

Reminds me of the old joke,

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said "Stop! don't do it!"
"Why shouldn't I?" he said.
I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"
He said, "Like what?"
I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?"
He said, "Religious."
I said, "Me too! Are you christian or buddhist?"
He said,"Christian."
I said, "Me too! Are you catholic or protestant?"
He said, "Protestant."
I said, "Me too! Are you episcopalian or baptist?"
He said, "Baptist!"
I said,"Wow! Me too! Are you baptist church of god or baptist church of the lord?"
He said, "Baptist church of god!"
I said, "Me too! Are you original baptist church of god, or are you reformed baptist church of god?"
He said,"Reformed Baptist church of god!"
I said, "Me too! Are you reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1879, or reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915?"
He said, "Reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915!"
I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off.

Don't worry, we have our own variety of that type: some of them follow Pope Pius XIII or Pope Michael or any host of others...

The common mark is that they reject the Second Vatican Council.

Don't worry, we have our own variety of that type: some of them follow Pope Pius XIII or Pope Michael or any host of others...

There are Pope Michael followers on FR??!??

Bawden believes that after 1958 (after the death of Pope Pius XII) the Catholic Church lost its way. He belives that the changes of the Second Vatican Council fundamentally changed the Catholic Church and the true Catholic Church shifted to those who recognized and rejected this change, and therefore all Popes after Pius XII were not elected legitmately. In the 1980's, Bawden recognized the need to elect a Pope (like many others did) and decided to act. He and others called for an election in Bellevue, Kansas in 1990. 6 people were present, and they elected Bawden as Pope. He has since worked on spreading his message from his home in Delia, Kansas, with his mother, Tickie.

Pope Michael official website
Pope Michael - The Documentary