▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Re ver end ▁B als iger , ▁a ▁former ▁car ▁sales man , ▁led ▁a ▁short ▁public ity ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁United ▁States ▁critic izing ▁the ▁Pope ▁as ▁the ▁Ant ich rist , ▁through ▁his ▁Print ed ▁Page ▁Min ist ries ▁based ▁in ▁T roy , ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁B als inger , ▁belonged ▁originally ▁to ▁a ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁con greg ation ▁that ▁was ▁thrown ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁den om ination ▁by ▁the ▁church ' s ▁national ▁leadership ▁in ▁a ▁dispute ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁firing ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ' s ▁past or . ▁ ▁Billboard ▁campaign ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch bishop ▁Michael ▁She e han ▁compla ined ▁about ▁bill boards ▁around ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁that ▁showed ▁a ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" a ▁man ▁of ▁sin ." ▁The ▁bishop ▁character ized ▁the ▁bill boards , ▁put ▁up ▁by ▁B als iger ' s ▁Print ed ▁Page ▁Min ist ries , ▁as ▁" anti - C atholic ". ▁B als iger ▁denied ▁he ▁was ▁anti - C atholic ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁the ▁bill boards . ▁ ▁B als iger ▁also ▁attempted , ▁but ▁failed , ▁to ▁place ▁anti - C atholic ▁bill boards ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁during ▁the ▁Pope ' s ▁visit ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁B als iger ▁said ▁that