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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: 0.001s | source
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I_am_tiberius ◴[08 May 25 17:57 UTC] No.43929176[source]▶
I strongly believe the American choice was a strategic decision made by a group of highly intelligent individuals.
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axus ◴[08 May 25 18:07 UTC] No.43929297[source]▶
They picked an American, who actually lived and worked in Peru, and not archbishop of New York that Trump suggested.
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jsnider3 ◴[08 May 25 19:52 UTC] No.43930604[source]▶
If they want someone who can effectively oppose Trump, why would they pick someone he suggested?
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amelius ◴[08 May 25 21:44 UTC] No.43931660[source]▶
What did any pope actually do to oppose anybody?
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1. niij ◴[09 May 25 02:06 UTC] No.43933188[source]▶
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investiture_Controversy
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2. I-M-S ◴[09 May 25 02:25 UTC] No.43933276[source]▶
I believe the question implied "in living memory". Popes notoriously don't directly speak up even against atrocities such as genocides, let alone act on it (with levers that are most certainly in their control, such as excommunications).