Habemus Papam!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The second American pope!!! (Francis was the first ... Argentina is in the Americas)

Don't be dense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The second American pope!!! (Francis was the first ... Argentina is in the Americas)

Don't be dense

They're not wrong

[Anonymous]

Because people mentioned his twitter and failed to link to it, I think this is it:

https://x.com/drprevost

His specific tweet about JD (he didn't write the article he linked to):

And he also linked to an article by a Jesuit aimed at JD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The second American pope!!! (Francis was the first ... Argentina is in the Americas)

Don't be dense

They're not wrong

The demonym in English for a person from the United States of America is "American."

[Anonymous]

This is fascinating:

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3looh2t6zhc2e

Text in case the link doesn't work:

"The new Pope didn't tweet once in 2024. In 2025, he's posted 5 times, in which he:

- Criticized JD Vance's views on Catholicism and Jesus
- Posted an article opposing Trump's immigration policies
- Retweeted twice about the Pope's health
- Retweeted a criticism of Trump & Bukele's laughter at KAG."

It is very hard to view this as unintentional. The first pope born in the United States selected. He's vocally criticized both Trump and Vance in the last three months after being entirely silent prior to that and not posting about a single other political issue in that time. One of the last acts of Pope Francis, who was very close to Pope Leo in life, was to meet with Vance. AND don't forget that the meeting between Trump and Zelensky that precipitated the US suddenly getting much tougher with Russia literally occurred at Pope Francis's funeral, in the Vatican. The chairs were placed by bishops or cardinals (I can't remember which!).

There is a message being sent here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The second American pope!!! (Francis was the first ... Argentina is in the Americas)

Don't be dense

They're not wrong

The demonym in English for a person from the United States of America is "American."

Don't be dense?

[Anonymous]

Here is Robert Prevost talking about Augustinians.

[Anonymous]

How long till Trump claims he influenced this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long till Trump claims he influenced this?

I suppose Trump did by picking supposed recent Catholic convert JD as his VP, who has been called out by both the recently deceased Pope and the newly appointed Pope for sharing a distorted interpretation of Catholic thought. JD was really egregiously awful--since Popes generally avoid calling out public officials for bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is fascinating:

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3looh2t6zhc2e

Text in case the link doesn't work:

"The new Pope didn't tweet once in 2024. In 2025, he's posted 5 times, in which he:

- Criticized JD Vance's views on Catholicism and Jesus
- Posted an article opposing Trump's immigration policies
- Retweeted twice about the Pope's health
- Retweeted a criticism of Trump & Bukele's laughter at KAG."

It is very hard to view this as unintentional. The first pope born in the United States selected. He's vocally criticized both Trump and Vance in the last three months after being entirely silent prior to that and not posting about a single other political issue in that time. One of the last acts of Pope Francis, who was very close to Pope Leo in life, was to meet with Vance. AND don't forget that the meeting between Trump and Zelensky that precipitated the US suddenly getting much tougher with Russia literally occurred at Pope Francis's funeral, in the Vatican. The chairs were placed by bishops or cardinals (I can't remember which!).

There is a message being sent here.

The message is that he's a savvy politician who understood an American who supported the Trump administration had exactly zero chance of being elected pope. He knew very well he was 'papabile' and had a particular strategy going into the conclave, which was successful. Fine with me, all for the greater good to have a synodalist committed to human rights in that position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is fascinating:

https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3looh2t6zhc2e

Text in case the link doesn't work:

"The new Pope didn't tweet once in 2024. In 2025, he's posted 5 times, in which he:

- Criticized JD Vance's views on Catholicism and Jesus
- Posted an article opposing Trump's immigration policies
- Retweeted twice about the Pope's health
- Retweeted a criticism of Trump & Bukele's laughter at KAG."

It is very hard to view this as unintentional. The first pope born in the United States selected. He's vocally criticized both Trump and Vance in the last three months after being entirely silent prior to that and not posting about a single other political issue in that time. One of the last acts of Pope Francis, who was very close to Pope Leo in life, was to meet with Vance. AND don't forget that the meeting between Trump and Zelensky that precipitated the US suddenly getting much tougher with Russia literally occurred at Pope Francis's funeral, in the Vatican. The chairs were placed by bishops or cardinals (I can't remember which!).

There is a message being sent here.

Who is KAG?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does the name Leo symbolize? The names are supposed to be symbolic, like Francis for Francis of Assisi.

There have been 13 prior Pope Leos, of all types. But the thinking is that he was aligning himself with LEO XIII, a social justice pope who championed workers' rights against the gilded age robber barons. Interesting choice, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rut roh.

Prevost has faced criticism from advocates for clergy abuse survivors regarding his handling of sexual abuse allegations during his leadership in the Augustinian order and in Peru. The advocacy group SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) has alleged that Prevost failed to act against abuse claims involving Richard McGrath, a former president of Providence Catholic High School, allowing him to remain in his position despite longstanding accusations.

I don't think you'll find a senior cleric who hasn't had similar accusations, PP.

[Anonymous]

He's a citizen of Peru as well so he is also the second South American Pope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG - look at his Twitter/X....
he is VERY anti-MAGA!

Fun fact: it is possible to be conservative (religiously or in the traditional sense of the word politically or both) AND anti-MAGA. Many of us manage this feat.

Also, all Catholic cardinals (and Popes) are "conservatives" compared to most people in the western world.

Leo appears to be slightly more traditional that Francis... but he's not at all an ultra-convervative Catholic!

And he may yet surprise us, in any direction. Many cardinals have done that once they ascended to the Papacy.

Welcome Leo!