Catholics, habemus papam!
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel early in the evening, and now Catholics have their pope: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the first American pope, though he's also a Peruvian citizen. He takes the name Pope Leo XIV.
The decision took around 24 hours and saw Prevost's election on the fourth vote.
Some background on Pope Leo XIV:
Born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, Prevost entered the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) in 1977 and made his solemn vows in 1981 ...
His career in the Church has been marked by significant roles and achievements. After his ordination as a priest in 1982, Prevost joined the Augustinian mission in Peru in 1985 and served as chancellor of the Territorial Prélature of Chulucanas from 1985 to 1986.
He spent the year 1987 to 1988 in the United States as pastor for vocations and director of missions for the Augustinian Province of Chicago before returning to Peru where he spent the next ten years heading the Augustinian seminary in Trujillo and teaching canon law in the diocesan seminary ...
In 1999, he returned to Chicago and was elected provincial prior of the "Mother of Good Counsel" province in the archdiocese. Two and a half years later he was elected prior general of the Augustinian and served two terms until 2013.
Concerns immediately arose in conservative circles because of this prior X post from Prevost:
And this:
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People have thoughts, though no one is really sure what to expect.
There is some good news for conservatives:
But the libs are also celebrating...
Meanwhile, Protestants are reacting by posting Bible verses. 😉
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