Posted on 08/16/2025 6:50:18 PM PDT by ebb tide
Leo XIV seems perfectly at ease in his new role as pope, his brother John Prevost told NBC Chicago on 14 August. "He seems to be enjoying it. It’s like this is a natural."
Prevost believes that there were signs that his brother might become Pope: "Francis gave him another title just before his death – Cardinal Bishop. He’s signaling something there," Prevost said
John Prevost also finds it meaningful that Francis chose Robert Prevost as the first person to be made a cardinal in the 2023 consistory. "Why was my brother named first? What was the Pope saying by calling him up first? It wasn’t alphabetically."
Cardinal Prevost delivered the address of homage and thanks on behalf of all the newly created Cardinals.
John Prevost added about the relationship between Francis and Cardinal Prevost: "They were VERY good friends. VERY close."
John also shared private talks with Leo XIV like that they still play Wordle and Words.
Sometimes they still greet each other normally, and sometimes it's their cringe sense of humour: "Is this His Holiness?" "Yes, my child, how may I help you?"
Leo XIV likes Castel Gandolfo: “There really is an opportunity to relax and he doesn't have to be totally dressed in his papal outfit all the time."
The brother also mentioned that Leo XIV is "making use" of the pool in Castel Gandolfo. "There is tennis, and there is swimming."
It bothers Leo XIV that he can’t drive anymore: "Because that was his favorite thing, how he relaxed, was driving."
Leo XIV likes any destination for vacation, mountains or shore: "So long as he has an opportunity to drive. Driving to him is totally relaxing."
The favourite pizza is not sausage but pepperoni. "I did ask him that."
The brother adds that Leo XIV liked entertaining movies with a positive outcome and for books, despite having no time to read, he likes "legal thrillers".
John, on how he and Leo XIV handle interviews: "That's a big difference between us. He consciously stops and thinks about your question. I blurt the answer out and maybe it's not appropriate."
In October there is a Prevost family reunion in Rome. It had been planned before the conclave happened, but "now that Rob's Pope", even the 90-year-old cousins are trying to make the trip
Ping
“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer” - Michael Corleone (whose cinematic alter ego Al Pacino actually met the new pope in the Vatican a month or so ago).
We new this all along. Francis had elevated him to a high position near him. This article pretends this is a revelation.
I will note, though, that getting along with Bergoglio and being his clone are two entirely different things. I am willing to give the man a chance. From Day 1, Bergoglio, with his performative “humility,” thought he was his job to demolish everything about the Catholic Church that he didn’t like and remake it in the image of liberal protestantism. I’m not getting the sense Prevost is on that same page. If he proves me wrong, I’ll be the first to admit it.
Leo XIV’s August Sermons: Sentimental Fog Instead of Catholic Faith
This new pope is somewhat politically astute. He realizes that Bergolio cost the church dearly with his nonsense.People have turned away and revenues are way down. Very skeptical about his true intentions. Feel that at his core he is quite like Bergolio. So far he has done nothing to rid the hierarchy of the numerous homosexual agnostics. Nor is he moving to rid the clergy of homosexuals. He has never preached about the primacy of the Catholic faith and it is doubtful that he will give any more support to missionaries. Hopefully wrong but gut feeling he is just another moral equivalence globalist.
ISRAEL says 80-88% are. And they should know. They probably set up the playdates.
I’m withholding judgment. He’s had the gig for 100 days. I don’t expect Rome to be re-built in a day. My gut feeling from Day 1 with Bergoglio was that he was bad news— a disaster. I don’t have that same, terrible gut feeling with the new guy. We’ll see how it goes...
Scalia was very close friend of Ginsburg. So, Leo could also be very close to Francis personally; yet, when he became Pope his policies are different from that of Francis.
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