[image: image.png] *opening thoughts: the new pope * www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/world/pope-leo-xiv-robert-prevost-wwk-intl-latam 1. He was the ‘least American’ of the American cardinals 2. He was well regarded by Pope Francis 3. He’s a member of the Augustinian order 4. He has strong leadership experience 5. He has a missionary focus“I still consider myself a missionary. My vocation, like that of every Christian, is to be a missionary, to proclaim the Gospel wherever one is,” Prevost said in an interview with Vatican News <www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-05/archbishop-prevost-the-bishop-is-a-pastor-not-a-manager.html> shortly after he moved into his leadership role in Rome.He once said in an interview his time in Peru was the life experience that shaped him the most.“He’s somebody that, even though he’s from the West, would be very attentive to the needs of a global church,” Allen said. “You’re talking about somebody who spent over half of his ecclesial career abroad as a missionary in Peru.” 6. He’s also a Peruvian citizen 7. His papal name reflects commitment to poorThe last pope to take the name Leo, Pope Leo XIII, was a pope on the side of the poor and who stood up for workers.Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878 to 1903, had a strong emphasis on workers’ rights and Catholic social doctrine – so the choice of that name for the new pontiff makes a strong statement. 8. He’s seen as a centrist unifierHe is in line with Francis on the direction of the church and on the process to foster a more inclusive global church, but he is expected to lead as his own man.Leo is expected to lean more progressive on social issues like migration and poverty but fall more in line with moderates on moral issues of Catholic doctrine.In order to a get a two-thirds majority in the College of Cardinals, he would have had to have had broad appeal, even among more moderate or conservative members. 9. He studied math at Villanova 10. He’s a fan of tennis rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Susan Milligan* is a political writer and former White House and congressional correspondent for the Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Daily News.Currently a contributing editor of TNR.com *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com topics: new pope
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