With its calm and uncompromising way, the new Pope Leo XIV could become the biggest opponent of the American president, who is still happy with the election of the first American cardinal.
A pope of the land of unlimited possibilities? For a long time, such a scenario was almost unthinkable. The Cardinal College dominated by Europe would never allow this, the United States were far too powerful to put one of its stools on the holy chair, was the opinion of Vatican experts. That has changed. With Robert Francis Prevost, an American came out of the conclave as the winner. As Leo XIV, the 69-year-old is now the head of 1.4 million Catholics worldwide.
The usual American clichés do not do justice to the Pontifex. Prevost is a lot, but certainly not a boring Bible that says that Achterhout with xenophobic adults and a pronounced suspicion against themselves. In short: Leo XIV is the anti-Trump. If President Donald Trump and his loyal try to record the new Pontifex as a fellow man, you are confronted with malignant awakening.
In his dedication to the poor and migrants, in the tireless struggle for the oppressed and shifts, Prevost is remarkably comparable to his predecessor Francis. “The bishop should not be a small prince who prevails in his kingdom. He is called to be humble and close to the people he must be, to accompany them and suffer them,” Prevost once said in an interview. The message is clear: the church must approach people – not the other way around.
Dedication to the poor and oppressed
This shirt -companion access was placed in the cradle of Prevost, born on September 14, 1955 in the suburb of Chicago van Dolton. The father was a teacher, the mother librarian: simple people from the lower middle class, hard work and believe.
Robert, only called “Rob” by his two brothers, soon became the suburb. After studying mathematics at Villanova University in Philadelphia and the conclusion in theology in Chicago, he went to Peru in 1985 as the envoy of the Augustinian Order. There he worked as a missionary, pastor, teacher and archbishop.
A time that has formed his worldview. In South America, Prevost – who also has Peruvian citizenship – experienced – what it means to promote poverty, despair and lack of opportunities to promote Face -To -Face. In 1999 he returned to his home country, where he initially became the head of the Augustiner in the Midwest of the United States. Later he even led the entire order. In this position he traveled the whole world in a row. And yet: in 2014 he returned to his beloved Peru. No wonder the cardinals in him saw the cosmopolitan church man speak and not the Arch -Conservative Nationalist Yankee.
In 2023, Prevost received one of the most influential items in the Vatican
It was only in 2023 that Francis brought him to the Vatican. There, however, the American cardinal immediately had one of the most influential reports: he led the office that selects and manages the bishops worldwide. A perfect post for networks. From his personal style, the fan of the baseball team Chicago White Sox is very different from its predecessor. The American is considered calm and emphasized, a contrast with the cheerful, his heart often on the tongue Francis.
In the past, Leo XIV is much more reserved in questions about the priesthood of women and the recording of LGBTQ groups. He will leave Francis, but will certainly not catch up on politically. His brother John Prevost describes the Neo-Papst as “middle of the road”, that is, politically moderate and disappointing from all the extremes.
Silence is not an option for the new pope
But it is also clear: Leo XIV will use the new platform to wear his worries aggressively in the world. Silence is not an option for the opinion of opinion. Especially when it comes to topics such as migration and help for people in need who are particularly close to his heart.
As an American, he is in the unique situation to resist Bigotten, in racist and women’s hatcholicism in his home country. Because: Leo’s vision of Christian power is not a militant and subject, but a deeply humanistic. He could quickly become the most powerful opponent of Trump.
Source: Krone
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