Posted on 05/09/2025 8:27:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
For Catholics, the new pope’s disposition toward the Latin Mass will tell us far more about his pontificate than his views on immigration.
It didn’t take long after Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, emerged onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday as the new leader of the Catholic Church for social media commentators on the right to begin decrying him as “Francis 2.0.”
This snap judgment was based largely on his social media history of reposting criticisms of President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance on immigration policy, as well as a few reposts of left-wing claptrap on climate change and race relations.
So does this mean the 69-year-old Chicago-born Pope Leo is going to be the next Pope Francis? The short answer is: probably not.
Setting aside the obvious fact that Pope Leo is far more conservative on issues like abortion and gay marriage than most MAGA influencers, I hazard this guess not because I’ve discovered a trove of old X posts where he praises Trump, owns the libs, and defends the Second Amendment. I say it because in his very first decisions as Supreme Pontiff, Pope Leo appears to be far more traditional and liturgically orthodox than his predecessor. In particular, he seems to have a special devotion to the Traditional Latin Mass.
This matters a great deal more than whether he has policy disagreements with Trump over things like immigration or gun control, and is a far better predictor of what kind of papacy he will have.
Pope Francis was infamously hostile toward the Latin Mass despite its growing popularity around world, especially among young people, converts, and Catholics committed to conforming their lives to the orthodox Catholic faith. His motu proprio Traditionis Custodes restricted the celebration of the...
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Wishful thinking is fine as long as a person wakes up if what you wanted it to be just isn’t.
For me, if the MSM is all good with it, I start the skeptical process.
I don’t know, but Pope Leo IV, AKA Cardinal Prevost, supposedly was instrumental in eliminating our wonderful Bishop Strickland. Like many liberals, Francis did not take criticism well. He axed an excellent and popular Bishop.
Leo is an Augustinian. Are Augustinians bad?
Pope Leo XIV Will Probably Not Be Francis 2.0
Well except for the bashing Trump part.
Being from Illinois I'm sure he'll praise Pritzker to Sainthood..
So you have a source about him helping with Strickland? I’d like to know more.
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/pope-francis-meets-to-discuss-strickland
https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/bishop-strickland-will-not-resign-but-says-he-will-respect-pope-francis-authority-if-removed
https://search.brave.com/search?q=cardinal+prevost+and+bishop+strickland&source=web&summary=1&conversation=379e908dda5f1f9aa1e6e3
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/habemus-papam-chicago-born-cardinal-robert-prevost-takes-name-leo-xiv
Petrus Romanus.
That would suck.
Did you actually read those links, because none of those say what you claimed.
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