The new Pope Leo XIV from the USA

[Raven123]

Bio

https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/papal-front-runner-interest-polyglot-us-cardinal-prevost-rises-italian

[Itchinjim]

1. Holy shit!

[malaise]

2. Spent most of his life in Peru

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

[Starbeach]

3. Do This

Let Pope Leo XIV not be silent about multiple degradations of humanity by Trump in his own country.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

4. Pope Leo XIV - from USA - Poor & underprivileged has been his priority. nt

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. Pope Leo XIV - 1st American Pope - supporter of workers & poor. The world is turning on the dumpster.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Hope he moves to the Vatican before Trump has a chance to "deport" him to a third-world prison camp.

Trump doesn't concede defeat, and is famous for his revenge fetish.

[regnaD kciN]

8. He hasn't lived in the U.S. for decades...

[Ms. Toad]

9. He's been living in Rome for the last 2 years. n/t

[EndlessWire]

13. You are so right.

I'm glad they got their choice of Pope, but now rump has some leverage against the Church. If I were him, I wouldn't let rump summons me, ever.

"Revenge fetish." Love that. Never thought of it that way, but it is also correct, and you furnished the whole picture in two words. Wonderful phrase.

[Johonny]

7. No Pizzabella, we have deep dish instead

[underpants]

22. It's all good

[W_HAMILTON]

10. Have we ever had a pope from here before?

[obamanut2012]

12. No, first in 2,000 years

[onenote]

14. Well, to be fair, there was no "here" until 250 years ago.

Still the first.

[FSogol]

21. Wrong. Although there were no Native American Popes either.

[EYESORE 9001]

11. For the first time in my life, I'm older than the pope

A dubious distinction, to be sure. Frankly, I’m surprised they chose someone so ‘young’.

[EverHopeful]

16. Me too

Should have realized before now that I'm old but it struck me when I realized I'm older than the Pope. Time flies🙂

[onenote]

17. Of the eight popes chosen during my lifetime, half were 65 or younger when chosen.

I'm 71. The popes chosen in my lifetime were, in order:
63
76
65
65
58
78
76
69

[EYESORE 9001]

18. Is that John Paul I who was chosen at age 58?

Sure seemed older than that to my younger self.

[onenote]

20. John Paul II

John Paul I was 65 when he became pope and died after serving for only 34 days.

[EYESORE 9001]

23. Can't keep my popes straight

JP II seemed much older to me as well.

[Polybius]

24. Pope John Paul II was 58

But you're right, every Pope after him (Benedict, Francis, and Leo) were older.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. He's only two years older than me

May be around a while.

[mcar]

19. He sounds like a wonderful man

He talked of peace and that the church loves everyone.

This gives me hope.