Francis Konrad Schuckardt was an American sedevacantist independent bishop.
Schuckardt at Mount Saint Michael in 1979
Sedevacantism is a traditionalist Catholic movement which holds that since the 1958 death of Pius XII the occupiers of the Holy See are not valid popes due to their espousal of one or more heresies an
Francis Schuckardt
…Francis Konrad Schuckardt (July 10, 1937 – November 5, 2006) was an American sedevacantist independent bishop. Born in Seattle, Washington, Schuckardt is described by Michael W. Cuneo as "the rock-and-roll outlaw of Catholic traditionalism—the…
The Mexican Jesuit priest, Fr. Joaquín Sáenz y Arriaga, longtime associate of Los TECOS, was one of the pioneers of sedevacantism after the Second Vatican Council.
Francis Schuckardt was a major figure in American sedevacantism, founding what would eventually become the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. His reception of religious orders from Old Catholic sources would remain a subject of contention.
Following the likes of Charles René Billuart, the Dominican faction argued that a heretical Pope must be juridically deposed by procedure of a General Council. This led them to develop the sedeprivationist thesis.
Citing the opinion of Francisco de Vitoria, Professor Tomás Tello Corraliza proposed that "faithful bishops" in a General Council could theoretically elect a new Pope.