An American is pope. Prevost from Chicago!

[Renew Deal]

Leo the 14th

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1. Wiki!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Francis_Prevost

Robert Francis Prevost OSA (born September 14, 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023. He previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023, and was prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013. In 2015 Cardinal Prevost became a naturalized citizen of Peru as confirmed by Peru's National Civil Registry.

Born in Chicago, Prevost spent the early part of his career there working for the Augustinians. He served in Peru from 1985 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1998 as a parish pastor, diocesan official, seminary teacher and administrator. He was made a cardinal in 2023.

In 2023, Pope Francis appointed Prevost as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, a prominent role that has elevated his profile as a potential papal candidate. Since Francis's death, Prevost has been called papabile, a leading candidate for election as pope during the 2025 papal conclave...

[Mountainguy]

2. Maga gonna claim Chicago rigged the vote

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Now we chicagoans are running shit

Lemme know if you need an absolution. I’ll put in a word

[Renew Deal]

5. lol

Congrats?

[xmas74]

21. Chicagoland was always meant to run this joint.

Glad to see everyone else finally realized it.

My kid just texted me saying we'll do a few Handshakes in his honor tonight.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

30. .

[yardwork]

45. I need a blanket absolution.

Thanks! Appreciate it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

49. Done.

Go and sin no more.

[EnergizedLib]

4. Leo XIII was pretty liberal

So, hopefully that’s a possibility.

When I heard Robertum, I was worried Sarah got elected.

[Renew Deal]

9. Served 1878 to 1903

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Leo XIII was pro-worker, BBC commentator says (nt)

[malaise]

17. Really

In 2000, Prevost allowed Father James Ray, an Augustinian priest, to reside at St. John Stone Friary in Chicago. Ray had been suspended from public ministry since 1991 due to credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. Although the priory was close to a Catholic elementary school, Prevost did not notify the school administration about Ray. The Augustinians noted that Ray was assigned a monitor while at St. John Stone. Ray was moved to a different residence in 2002 when the US Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted stricter rules for handling priests accused of abusing minors.[12][13][a]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

I’ll stay away from all of them

[ancianita]

39. Aw, come ON... So when any Democrat gets indicted for a crime you'll stay away from all of them, too?

One sin does not cast judgment on the 2,000 year old Church that Jesus has built (Matthew 16:18) across six continents, or on its 1.2 billion faithful. Only God/Jah is perfect, not humans. Jesus came for sinners, not the righteous. Even Pope Francis went to confession at least once a week.
Good news about the Catholic Church: the American Council of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities have each filed suits against this government's abuse of the poor -- so at least there's that.

https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

[choie]

52. i'm not quite understanding

why this history is being ignored.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Seen as compassionate and favored by Pope Francis

Really works for the poor and marginalized, wants everyone to have a voice.

MAGA will dub him Pope Woke the 1st.

[durablend]

8. The rage tweets gonna be flying sounds like

[nolabear]

10. I hope he shows the world we're not all assholes.

I hope a lot of things, like he calls out the orange menace and all who worship him.

[Traildogbob]

15. That's for the heads up.

I was hoping this would be the Lean of the latest elected. We need all the good that can be mustered up.

[hlthe2b]

7. He wasn't a frontrunner, but close to Francis and Latin America. Can't say I'm thrilled about a US Pope, but

word is that he's a humble and kind man in the mode of Francis.

Supposedly the "least American" of the American Cardinals and Bishops, so that sounds positive too.

That this is a surprise is also encouraging. Leo being chosen is apparently a nod to social teachings that respect the poor and meek.

[DenaliDemocrat]

24. He eschewed the Papal Mitre and Ermine Robe

And came out in simple white robes with a red stole. Already won points in my book

[ancianita]

40. He was in the top ten, though.

https://www.ncregister.com/news/meet-the-10-us-cardinals-preparing-to-elect-next-pope

[hlthe2b]

12. From what I am reading & surmising, I have to wonder if he was not chosen intentionally as a vocal obstacle/counter

to Trump and other authoritarians who have turned their back on all but the oligarchy while lacking any and all compassion for the poor.

He may be from the US, but his roots include a lot of time in Latin America--just as with Francis.

[xmas74]

25. I think it is

Everything about this feels intentional and I'm here for it.

[roamer65]

42. We now have a strong opposition voice.

One that Dump cannot touch.

[Sympthsical]

13. My parents would have absolutely melted down

Am from a large Catholic family in Chicago, and they are in pure disbelief. This guy wasn't on anyone's radar.

Family's going nuts.

[yardwork]

46. Good? Bad? Are they pleased?

[Sympthsical]

48. Very excited

Chicago's one of the most Catholic city in America - if not the most - mainly due to large immigrant communities in the late 19th and early 20th Century starting with Irish, Italian, Polish, and German Catholics. It has maintained that character through Latino migration and immigration in recent decades. For example, my childhood parish in south suburban Cook County was mainly south side Irish Catholic when I grew up, but the last time I was there for regular Mass about ten years ago, the parishioners were largely Latino.

To say they are pumped is an understatement.

[yardwork]

50. That's fantastic!

He seems like a good person. This is some of the best news we've had in a while.

[FSogol]

14. Future NYT headline: Does this spell the end of New York Style Pizza?

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. From Balloon Juice blog: A Pope from Chicago is clearly on a mission from God (nt)

[markodochartaigh]

18. Maybe he can rein in

the reich-wing US church.

[GoCubsGo]

19. I'm told that he's a Cubs fan.

At least he's got that going for him. Don't know much about him, otherwise, since I ran away as fast as I could from the Catholic Church, and religion, in general, decades ago...

[GoCubsGo]

22. Voted in by the Cardinals.

[snowybirdie]

28. He's a Southsider

like me. We usually are Sox fans!

[regnaD kciN]

32. Yeah, but having a White Sox fan as Pope won't help them...

…as they don’t have a prayer of winning anytime soon.

[snowybirdie]

44. How about

DA Bears?

[SocialDemocrat61]

20. Chicago?

So will deep dish pizza be used for communion now?

[Prairie Gates]

23. Tavern style

Come on, now. He's not a tourist.

[cilla4progress]

26. What a great move!

I think it could well impact American Catholics to move toward the more empathetic side of Christianity!

[underpants]

27. He had an inside guy

[LogDog75]

29. How long will it be before our idiot president takes credit for Provost becoming Pope?

[no_hypocrisy]

31. Somewhere, Steve Bannon's head is exploding.

JD is merely leaking/oozing.

[Chasstev365]

33. Cubs or White Sox?

No ketchup on the hot dogs at the Vatican concessions!

[Arazi]

34. Might be a sign that we need the Chicago guy in the White House too

[Torchlight]

35. I figure the conspiracy theories will hit prior to 9am tomorrow.

Give the boys in the basement a few more hours, and we'll find out he was a founding member of a dog-fighting ring, or the mastermind behind the Antwerp Diamond Heist.

I dunno a thing about the guy. A think there are about seventeen of us worldwide who don't know a thing about the guy.

[Jose Garcia]

36. It only took 249 years!

[anamnua]

37. A good sign:

It’s going down like a lead balloon over in Freeperville.

[Wiz Imp]

38. Excellent!!

[yardwork]

47. I doubt many freepers are Catholic.

They can mind their own business.

[roamer65]

41. Leo XIV for President!

Brilliant move by the cardinals. An American voice of reason and compassion.

[Tarzanrock]

43. Day One, Job One ...

... effectuate a Papal Decree making every U.S. Catholic who voted for the Turd say 500 "Lord's Prayers;" 250 "Hail Mary Prayers;" and, devote and give 150 hours of Community Service in hospitals; nursing homes; and/or Food Banks caring for the sick, the elderly and feeding the hungry.

[anamnua]

51. And excommmunicate

JD Vance.