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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a gift article from WSJ explaining how Robert Prevost rose to the top amongst all the cardinals and earned the trust/votes. Really interesting. TL;DR: It's all about messaging.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/pope-leo-xiv-conclave-election-robert-prevost-0eb0f255?st=GkLEdd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink[/quote]

This part is key and to me explains why an American was on the table:

"Day after day, cardinals sat through speeches on issues facing the church, from sex abuse to the increasingly dire state of the Vatican’s finances. During coffee breaks, [b]cardinals concurred that they needed to elevate a proven manager.[/b]"

The American cardinals are known as the most capable administrators, especially financially. Once you have proven management skills in a candidate, there are other boxes to look at to tick: extent to which the candidate can be seen more as a citizen of the world (and multilingual) rather than very parochial, moderation between the more liberal and more conservative wings, Vatican experience, relatively clean record, etc.

Prevost ticked all those boxes as the "least American of the Americans."
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Very insightful, I remember hearing about the idea that they were looking for a financial steward before the conclave, it makes sense that this would give the Americans a boost due to culture/education in the US that is more likely to emphasize financial acumen.[/quote]

Plus Prevost was a math major!

Joke going around the internet: He understands both sin and cos. But let's not get off on a tangent.[/quote]

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