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Bugsly the Niglet, colloquially known as Bugsly, is the founder and Supreme Pontiff of the New Papal Nebraska Imperative (NPNI), the sovereign religious state that serves as the center of the Nig-Nebraskan faith. While foreign observers who remain loyal to Francis frequently refer to him as "Antipope Bugsly," this title is rejected by Nig-Nebraskans, who maintain that Bugsly is the legitimate Pontiff and that the label "antipope" reflects an outdated, non–Nig-Nebraskan understanding of the faith.
As the principal religious authority of Nig-Nebraskanism, Bugsly expects all who follow his teachings to submit fully to his every wish, a practice he calls Nig-Montinism. Bugsly is particularly known for his advocacy of Pan-African supremacy and his fierce anti-Franism.
Nig-Nebraskan tradition teaches that Bugsly emerged during the Great Revival, a miraculous event that occurred in the countryside of Nebraska. There is no precise, universally accepted account of what happened, but all major Nig-Nebraskan sources agree that Bugsly appeared with a divine mandate to restore Catholicism for the African race and relocate the head of the Catholic Church to Nebraska.
It is also widely noted that Bugsly bears an uncanny resemblance to Cardinal Robert Sarah. Although Bugsly denies it, many believe that he is Sarah's evil twin brother.
Bugsly is perhaps most famous for his extremely large buttocks, which are venerated as an existing first-class relic. Within Nig-Nebraskan culture and devotional practice, it is customary to kiss the peak of each cheek whenever he passes by as a symbol of respect and submission to divine authority.
Franists are known to circulate many unflattering photographs of Bugsly's buttocks in which the fascia sashes on his individual butt cheeks are falling off.