News The new Pope has been elected (1 Viewer)

[athenarose]

White smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning a new pope has been chosen. The 133 cardinal electors – the largest college in history — came to a two-thirds consensus in their fourth ballot of the conclave.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. As Bishop of Chicago, the 69-year-old oversaw the largest Archdiocese in North America. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955, Provost had a long career in missionary work in South America, working for nearly 15 years in Peru until 1998. In 2015, he was appointed the bishop of Chiclayo in northwest Peru.

None of the 266 popes in history have been from America, until now. Although the vast majority, 217, of popes have been from Italy, any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope.

Source:

Chicago-born Robert Prevost appointed 267th Pope

Robert Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Ahsoka]

I’m going to hunt down statistics on which countries popes were from, it seems interesting

 

[Boyo]

I’m going to hunt down statistics on which countries popes were from, it seems interesting

I know which wasn’t. Mine.

 

[Belgizen]

Eeehhh do we really need an American pope. USA isn't very popular rn. t least it's not Trump

Also not saying there's a correlation but I am saying that Pope Francis last met with an American before he died.
And then the new pope is American.
Coincidence?
I think not!

Also, the fact that the prediction is that this is the last pope makes it even better

 

[dnb]

This means Trump is only the second most powerful American in the world.

 

[badcrookshanks]

should have been card Tagle but we cant have nice things

 

[Yerichu]

I am surprised to hear that there's never been an American pope

 

[eclipsoul]

thank god i'm an atheist

 

[Ahsoka]

I am surprised to hear that there's never been an American pope

The KKK worked too well it seems

 

[Selfmate]

thank god i'm an atheist

if there ever was an oxymoron lol

 

[Pirioca]

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.​

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It's Leo the 24th? Than it's Leo XXIV.

XIV is 14 in Roman numerals.

 

[Pirioca]

Double post.

 

[dnb]

Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

It's Leo the 24th? Than it's Leo XXIV.

XIV is 14 in Roman numerals.

He's Leo XIV (the 14th).

If he had picked John then he'd be John XXIV (the 24th).

 

[Pirioca]

He's Leo XIV (the 14th).

If he had picked John then he'd be John XXIV (the 24th).

Ok that makes sense. We had some German media that called him Leo the 24th.