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

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606 points saikatsg | 2 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pluc ◴[08 May 25 18:11 UTC] No.43929353[source]▶
How appropriately disconnected from the church to elect an American.
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CharlesW ◴[08 May 25 18:30 UTC] No.43929592[source]▶
How so? The U.S. is the third-largest national Catholic population in the world, and it's by far the single largest national contributor to the Church’s global finances. Plus, anything that can bend the arc of U.S. history toward the Catholic missions of social justice and human rights is going to matter more in the next four years than it ever has.
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pluc ◴[08 May 25 18:38 UTC] No.43929696[source]▶
It kinda has a shitty reputation right now, especially in Europe. This will embolden the clown in Chief and that isn't good for anyone.
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1. CharlesW ◴[08 May 25 18:57 UTC] No.43929965{3}[source]▶
It's possible. My take is that a Pope who's relatably "like them" will be more effective at reminding U.S. Catholics that they may need to choose between their faith and Trumpist idolatry.
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2. krapp ◴[08 May 25 19:19 UTC] No.43930229[source]▶
> My take is that a Pope who's relatably "like them" will be more effective at reminding U.S. Catholics that they may need to choose between their faith and Trumpist idolatry.

I mean... they clearly already have. If Trump supporting Catholics haven't changed their mind by now I don't think an American Pope is going to convince them. And unless we're assuming a third Trump term I don't see what the point would be. The damage has been done.