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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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606 points saikatsg | 4 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.838s | source
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imzadi ◴[08 May 25 18:09 UTC] No.43929326[source]▶
"He is the first North American to be elected pope and, before the conclave, was the U.S. cardinal most mentioned as a potential successor of St. Peter."

Is that a typo?

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1. przemub ◴[08 May 25 18:10 UTC] No.43929334[source]▶
Where?
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2. imzadi ◴[08 May 25 18:13 UTC] No.43929369[source]▶
Successor of St Peter?
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3. einhard ◴[08 May 25 18:16 UTC] No.43929416[source]▶
They are referring to Peter the Apostle, who was the first bishop of Rome [0]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter

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4. moomin ◴[08 May 25 18:27 UTC] No.43929557{3}[source]▶
Yes, the “on this rock I will build my church” guy.