Pope Leo May Be the Most Radical Pope Yet

Sultan Knish (Daniel Greenfield) ^ | 2025-10-16 | Daniel Greenfield

[Salman]

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The elevation of environmentalism to the level of doctrine, the pseudo-pagan deification of the earth and the implication that those who do not believe in the environmental movement are heretics who need to undergo a conversion “that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles” which he equated to a conversion to Christianity and the claim that failure to participate in made it impossible for anyone to call themselves “disciples of Jesus Christ” were radical positions, but the real radicalism lay in the infrastructure of leftist political organizing.

Pope Leo’s attacks on ‘climate blasphemy’ were accompanied by a meeting with “environmental activists” and urgings for “everyone in society” to put “pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls.”

If anyone thought that the scenes out of Castel Gandolfo in early October were a one-time event they were soon followed by an exact replica as the pope met with American pro-illegal alien activists, who put on a show, complete with letters from illegal aliens and a video presentation.

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[No name given]

I thought this new pope would be better than the last guy. It turns out I was wrong.

[pissant]

I excommunicated the stooge from my life

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Catholics would have been better service if the College of Cardinals has voted for the Chinese guy Le Ho rather than Booby Francois Prevost.

[Leaning Right]

Here’s what I expected:
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

Looks like we got:
Meet the new boss. Worse than the old boss.

[budj]

Would he bring an umbrella?

[gibsonguy]

This pretender is already worse than Frankie and he is just getting started.

[SaxxonWoods]

Shocked, shocked I say...

[Ezekiel]

There must be something going on with the name Francis.

It’s as if the dark side is determined sully this honorable name by dragging it through the mud by way of the names of so-called heads of the church.

There’s only been one pope named Francis, but then his immediate successor’s middle name is also Francis.

It’s like having a middle name in quotes.

As for God, though... He works in mysterious ways, always trumping the bad actors.

Poetic justice. Besides, evil by its very nature can never learn how to lighten up.

[bgill]

The Church wonders why it is losing members.

[hinckley buzzard]

Ten years in Peru, the cradle of liberation theology, will do that to you. This pope even went native and got Peruvian citizenship. He appears to match his predecessor in leftwing credulity.

[Dogbert41]

The Pope is nothing but a false prophet, if not THE False Prophet to the soon to be revealed AC.

[af_vet_1981]

Catholics would have been better service if the College of Cardinals has voted for the Chinese guy Le Ho rather than Booby Francois Prevost.

80% of the cardinals eligible to vote for his successor were selected and appointed by Pope Francis. The deck was stacked, so to speak. It would take the Holy Spirit to change direction in a holy way.

Consider how many of the kings of Israel and Judah fell short of their responsibilities to the children of Israel and you can see where this is going.


The Catholic Catechism 675

The Church's ultimate trial

675 Before Christ's second coming the Church must pass through a final trial 
that will shake the faith of many believers.573 
The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth574 
will unveil the "mystery of iniquity" in the form of a religious deception 
offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth.
 the supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist,
 a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself 
in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh.575

[cgbg]

Catholics remind me of wives who are repeatedly beaten by their husbands.

“But...the Pope really loves me. He really does.”

[daniel1212]

Article lacks substantiation. Charge (from article): Pope Leo XIV met Arnold Schwarzenegger at the papal summer residence, and then urged the green faithful to undergo a “true ecological conversion” and to “listen to the cry of the Earth.”

Checks out:

"It is only by returning to the heart that a true ecological conversion can take place”. Thus spoke Pope Leo XIV at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo on October 1, 2025, taking part in the opening ceremony of the international conference “Raising Hope for Climate Justice”, organized by the Laudato si' Movement in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Caritas Internationalis, CIDSE, UISG, the Focolare Movement, and the Ecclesial Networks Alliance. The event was promoted for the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical, with the aim of reflecting on the impact of Laudato si' and giving rise to a global spiritual response to the climate and ecological crisis.   - https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2025/presentazione-della-conferenza-internazionale-raising-hope-for-climate-justice.html cf. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-10/pope-leo-xiv-ecological-conversion-begins-in-the-heart.html

Charge: The new pope quoted his predecessor’s condemnation of climate unbelievers who have chosen to “deride the evident signs of climate change” and “ridicule those who speak of global warming”.

Checks out:

Leo firmly embraced the environmental agenda Francis laid out in “Laudato Si’,” his historic encyclical that put the church firmly on the side of protecting the planet.... Responding to Trump without naming him, Leo complained Wednesday that “Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming and even to blame the poor for the very thing that affects them the most.” .. Leo hopes that the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, “will listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, families, indigenous peoples, involuntary migrants and believers throughout the world.” - https://religionnews.com/2025/10/07/pope-leo-embraces-francis-concerns-on-global-warming-and-the-environment/

Charge: Then he blessed a chunk of ice.

Checks out:

- https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/10/20251001T1520-POPE-LAUDATO-SI-CONFERENCE-1805169-1536x1024.jpg

- Pope Leo XIV blesses a chunk of ice from a glacier in Greenland during the opening session of an international conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," at the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Oct. 1, 2025. -

Charge: Pope Leo’s attacks on ‘climate blasphemy’ were accompanied by a meeting with “environmental activists” and urgings for “everyone in society” to put “pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls.”

Checks out:

Pope Leo spoke Oct. 1 during the opening session of a three-day conference titled, “Raising Hope for Climate Justice.”.. The conference brought together some 500 delegates representing global leaders, faith-based organizations, governments and NGOs active in climate justice in order to celebrate what has been achieved since Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical was published in 2015

“Everyone in society, through nongovernmental organizations and advocacy groups, must put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls,” the pope said.

Charge: pope met with American pro-illegal alien activists, who put on a show, complete with letters from illegal aliens and a video presentation.

Checks out:

Pope Leo XIV at the International Conference “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” “Ten years after Laudato si’, we need to move towards ecological conversion.”

AI Overview Pope Leo XIV recently met with a delegation from El Paso, Texas, including American immigrant advocates, where they presented him with letters from immigrant families and a video about the challenges they face. The delegation, which included members of the Hope Border Institute...- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/pope-leo-immigration-trump.html

Add to the list on LEO (liberal, ecumenical, offensive):

• Pope Activates Ice Powers, Builds Ice Palace While Singing In Sparkly Blue Dress [10/04/2025]
• Pope Leo XIV Blesses a Block of Ice in Bizarre Protest Against Trump and GOP Climate Deniers [10/03/2025]
• VIDEO: Pope and New Age Pagans Bless a Chunk of Ice [10/03/2025]
• [Catholic Caucus] Top Catholic scholar: Pope Leo is following Francis' ambiguity on abortion [10/03/2025]
• Pope Leo XIV raises pro-LGBT UK archbishop to key Vatican roles [10/03/2025]
• Pope Leo Slams Trump, Vance, and Hegseth All in One Go [10/02/2025]
• Pope Leo chides climate skeptics, embraces Francis's environmental legacy [10/02/2025]
• No Pro-Life Voice on CNN Panel On Pope Leo on Abortion and Death Penalty [10/02/2025]
• [Catholic Caucus] The Brew: Pope Leo Smothers Pro-Lifers in the 'Seamless Garment.' [10/02/2025]
• [Catholic Caucus] Pro-Abortion Senator Dick Durbin "Overwhelmed" By Pope Leo XIV's Defence [10/02/2025]
• Pope Leo's critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservative Catholics [10/02/2025]
• Pope Leo Bashes Climate Skeptics After Trump Calls Out the 'Con Job' [10/02/2025]
• Pope Leo condemns climate change critics [10/01/2025]
  
• Pope Leo invokes criticism of Trump's policies in first major document 10/9/2025,

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[Antoninus]

I thought this new pope would be better than the last guy. It turns out I was wrong.

I'm still in "wait and see" mode. But the signs pointing to Francis II are not encouraging at this point.

[mass55th]

Well, he ain’t my Pope.

[VanShuyten]

He put a muslim prayer room in the Vatican. I’m starting to wonder if that was for his own personal use.

[bobbo666]

Catholic church = Titanic. Like Ukraine, those good enough to get out will survive. The rest will sink, deservedly so.

[wjr123]

Leo is enough to covert an observant Catholic to a baptist. Bad tmes for the church.

Soon we will need an Urban the second.