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What to Know About Robert Francis Prevost:
The First American Pope

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Posted By: earlybird, 5/9/2025 11:16:45 AM

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was elected pope on May 8, becoming Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born prelate is the first American to be raised to the highest position in the Catholic Church. He began his pastoral career as an Augustinian missionary in 1985 and served communities in South America for more than a decade, working in the Peruvian cities of Chulucanas and Trujillo.(snip)He was born on Sept. 14, 1955, to Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Martinez Prevost. His father is of French and Italian descent, and his mother is of Spanish descent.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 5/9/2025 11:25:02 AM (No. 1947522)
We will have to see how he turns out. Frances elevating him to the Vatican makes me suspect he thinks like the Communist last pope. I hope that is not true, but we'll see.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: stablemoney 5/9/2025 11:34:36 AM (No. 1947527)
From his prior postings, the new Pope is a politician, not a cleric. The Pope is not elected, but appointed by the corrupt. An autocracy the Democrats like to speak about.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Dignitary Protection 5/9/2025 11:47:42 AM (No. 1947535)
As a born and raised Catholic and conservative, I'm looking forward to our new Pope, especially when he says things like: “The promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don’t exist,” he told reporters.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: BRDG 5/9/2025 11:50:40 AM (No. 1947537)
"There will never be an American pope" has been quoted for decades. But with Trump and Orban the only 2 leaders NOT on board with global Marxism, genocide, slavery and child exploitation I'm not surprised they picked an anti-Trump American. Subverting American freedom is their LAST remaining obstacle to totalitarianism.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 5/9/2025 12:07:25 PM (No. 1947550)
Named for a high end RV? LOL!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: singermom9 5/9/2025 12:30:53 PM (No. 1947560)
Another commie. Against Trump getting illegals out. Tear dn walls of Vatican and we can send them all to the new pope. Let him keep them.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: crashnburn 5/9/2025 12:50:34 PM (No. 1947572)
Let’s pray for Pope Leo XIV’s conversion as St. Paul had his conversion on the road to Damascus.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: bpl40 5/9/2025 1:09:38 PM (No. 1947587)
Hand selected by Francis. Elected by 103 of the 144 Cardinals named again by Francis. Another commie.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 5/9/2025 1:11:15 PM (No. 1947589)
American? Then why didn't he say a word in English? Why did he speak Spanish to salute Peru - - but not a word about God Bless America - - or even Go Wildcats? I'll believe he still considers himself to be an American - - when he utters a few words in American. Until then - - sign me Dubious.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Safari Man 5/9/2025 1:23:34 PM (No. 1947597)
A Marxist, same as the old boss.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Timber Queen 5/9/2025 1:30:36 PM (No. 1947601)
The article supplies basic, good information. I don't think our new Pope will be as bad as Frank.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Quigley 5/9/2025 2:10:46 PM (No. 1947610)
Until he does something beneficial he is just another clown with a fancy title and a fancy uniform and a fancy palace. Lord knows we need people in power who do something beneficial, so let’s hope.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 5/9/2025 2:12:57 PM (No. 1947611)
He is American only in the sense that "America" means the Western Hemisphere. Peru is found in the Western Hemisphere.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: subman47 5/9/2025 3:33:01 PM (No. 1947640)
An American Pope. It finally happened. But an article I read several weeks ago said that collections were way down here in America because a large number of Americans were not happy with some of the comments made by Pope Francis. They ranged from climate change, open borders, and any other woke agenda. An American Pope. Coincidence? Maybe. Political? Absolutely.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: danu 5/9/2025 5:33:05 PM (No. 1947696)
pope marxist the 1st packed the vatican and the pews. he couldn't go before the Almighty without expecting to pack the collection baskets.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Ditto1958 5/9/2025 8:44:38 PM (No. 1947752)
I wish they had picked Dolan.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Sully 5/10/2025 12:02:40 AM (No. 1947803)
Pope Leo doesn't have to think the same as i do about everything. But it would be good if he just didn't sew chaos in the faithful. Or make pronouncements to media assassins at airports. Or unilaterally change the catechism. Or release documents that are so unclear and confusing his own bishops beg him to clarify, which he ignores. I never heard of the man and am wide open to him.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: mifla 5/10/2025 2:59:19 AM (No. 1947813)
I am one of those who believed that I would never see an American pope in my lifetime. I suspect that his time in South America was a factor in getting elected as Francis' successor. We shall see how he leads the Church.
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