May 8, 2025

Jimmy Akin: My First Thoughts on Pope Leo XIV


It has been conventional wisdom for a long time that there wouldn’t be any American popes for the foreseeable future. Partly the reason is that, in the past, there weren’t that many American cardinals. Then, after World War II, America became a global superpower, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the thought went that the cardinals wouldn’t want the United States to be the dominant geopolitcal power in the world at the same time as having the papacy in the hands of an American...

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  1. YayaMay 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM

    I am grateful to Papa Francis for introducing our new pope to the world. I have read Papa Francis took notice of Cardinal Provest and was keeping an eye on him as he was promoted (by Papa Francis) for many important tasks within the Church. That alone tells me Papa Francis trusted him. Who's to say that Papa Francis didn't suspect great blessings for then Cardinal Provest? Our Lord works in mysterious ways!
    May our Lady and St. Joseph protect and accompany Papa Leo XIV wherever he goes in this grand world of ours proclaiming Christ Crucified!
    Amen

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  2. AnonymousMay 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM

    Thank you for a thoughtful analysis

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