The Politics of the Catholic Church…
The Senior 133 men of the Cathlotic Church make a American pick by vote out of 133 choices….
The crowd waiting outside St. Peter’s Square is jammed ….
The New Pope IS Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff …
The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, ending a two-day conclave in Rome with the election of the first pope from the United States. He took the name Pope Leo XIV.
A puff of white smoke from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel signaled that the cardinals sequestered inside for two days had elected a new leader the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The new pope will confront difficult decisions about the church’s direction, chiefly whether to continue the agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who championed greater inclusion and openness to change until his death last month, or forge a different path.
The cardinals reached their decision after being in conclave for a little more than 24 hours, and after several rounds of voting. The group of 133 cardinals, the most ever to gather in a conclave, included many who were appointed by Francis and some who did not know one another. That had made reaching a quick consensus a serious challenge, given the broad group of contenders and the splits among them about the future of the church….
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White smoke poured from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days had elected a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
The identity of the new pontiff is not yet known but is expected to be announced shortly. A large crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City prepared for the new pope to emerge on a balcony overlooking the square.
The conclave, the first in 12 years, came at an uncertain time for the church after Pope Francis’ death in April. The new pope will confront difficult decisions about the church’s future direction, chiefly whether to continue Francis’ agenda of greater inclusion and openness to change, or forge a different path.
The cardinals reached their decision after being in conclave for a little more than 24 hours, continuing with recent papal elections that lasted two to three days. The group of 133 cardinals, the most ever to gather in a conclave, included many who were appointed by Francis and some who did not know one another. That had made reaching a quick consensus a serious challenge, given the broad group of contenders and the splits among them about the future of the church….
image updated…Pope Leo XIV…NY Post
I swear that in his speech, I heard him say something about the Super Bowl
Go Bears!
Who knew that being Pro-Life and born in Cook County meant you could still win an election…
First Pro-Life American to lead a country since George W. Bush
I had a dream last night that the new Pope took the name “Elo.” It seemed very weird to me. I posted that on Twitter today before it was announced a Pope was selected.
Leo has the same letters as Elo. I am the Jewish Nostradamus.
I hear Trump has conceded the Papal election to Leo
He, he, he….
A guy from America who I’m sure ain’t got any love for ole Donald
I just checked PWire
Yup.,…
Leo ain’t a Trump fan
MAGA is freaking out over the new Pope.
I HAVE SAID WAIT……
And Donald made FUN, eh?
This is one country that goes in with the top guy NOT a Trump Fan
New Pope previously shared criticism of Trump administration on social media
Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became the first American pope Thursday, frequently used social media to subtly push back on the Trump administration and its policies, a review of his posts on the social media platform X shows.
Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, shared columns that disputed Vice President Vance’s interpretation of Christian “ordo amoris,” ranking order of love, in February; linked to an article that lambasted Trump’s “anti-immigrant rhetoric” as dangerous in 2015; and reposted messages against the death penalty, migrant deportations and Congress’s inaction on gun laws after deadly shootings….
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Prevost is a Chicago native but rose the ranks of the Catholic church through his work in South American and has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru.
He used his first address as Pope Leo to emphasize unity….
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