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

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606 points saikatsg | 1 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pavlov ◴[08 May 25 18:53 UTC] No.43929909[source]▶
In his time around the end of the 19th century, Leo XIII was known as the “Social Pope” and “Pope of the Workers”. He wasn’t a radical but opened the door to modern thinking in the church.

Presumably there’s some symbolism to why the new pope wanted to adopt this particular name.

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1. lo_zamoyski ◴[08 May 25 19:35 UTC] No.43930405[source]▶
The book you want to read about what he was about is this one (reprint): "The Church Speaks to the Modern World: The Social Teachings of Leo XIII" [0]. You can find his encyclicals, speeches, etc. here [1].

[0] https://a.co/d/gmUTo49

[1] https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en.html