Jason Horowitz

Yeah, he entrusts him with not just the bureaucracy, but the pastors all around the world, right? The people who are actually going to be, you know, running dioceses, the people who are going to be, you know, picking which priests are in parishes. Basically, what he's doing is he's helping Francis seed the future of the Roman Catholic Church with bishops. And that's a major thing.

Yeah, he entrusts him with not just the bureaucracy, but the pastors all around the world, right? The people who are actually going to be, you know, running dioceses, the people who are going to be, you know, picking which priests are in parishes. Basically, what he's doing is he's helping Francis seed the future of the Roman Catholic Church with bishops. And that's a major thing.

And his star keeps rising. And in 2023, he was made a cardinal. So if you think about that, even two years ago, you know, Prevost would not have even been allowed in the Sistine Chapel to pick the next pope. And now, you know, he's not just in there, he becomes the next pope.

And his star keeps rising. And in 2023, he was made a cardinal. So if you think about that, even two years ago, you know, Prevost would not have even been allowed in the Sistine Chapel to pick the next pope. And now, you know, he's not just in there, he becomes the next pope.

So I think what's clear is that Pope Leo has many similar views to Francis, especially on issues that really matter right now, like, for example, migration. I think that it's pretty clear that Pope Leo is going to be a champion of migrants in much the same way that Francis was. On social issues, I think he's pretty much in the Catholic mainstream, which is pretty much don't touch doctrine, right?

So I think what's clear is that Pope Leo has many similar views to Francis, especially on issues that really matter right now, like, for example, migration. I think that it's pretty clear that Pope Leo is going to be a champion of migrants in much the same way that Francis was. On social issues, I think he's pretty much in the Catholic mainstream, which is pretty much don't touch doctrine, right?

That there's Catholic teaching and that's not going to be changed and it's not to be touched. In 2012, he made it pretty clear that he was not going to be somebody who was going to, for example, change church teaching on homosexuality. He referred to it as the, quote, homosexual lifestyle and not in a positive way.

That there's Catholic teaching and that's not going to be changed and it's not to be touched. In 2012, he made it pretty clear that he was not going to be somebody who was going to, for example, change church teaching on homosexuality. He referred to it as the, quote, homosexual lifestyle and not in a positive way.

So I think that what we can expect from him along those lines is someone who stands up for, you know, opposition to gay marriage and birth control, the sort of usual things that, you know, Catholic conservative would do. But then again, you know, when Pope Francis was a cardinal in Buenos Aires, he was also considered, you know, your classic conservative. And he changed when he became pope.

So I think that what we can expect from him along those lines is someone who stands up for, you know, opposition to gay marriage and birth control, the sort of usual things that, you know, Catholic conservative would do. But then again, you know, when Pope Francis was a cardinal in Buenos Aires, he was also considered, you know, your classic conservative. And he changed when he became pope.

And so we really don't know what Pope Leo is going to be like. Just because Cardinal Prevost held certain views, a lot of things can just change.

And so we really don't know what Pope Leo is going to be like. Just because Cardinal Prevost held certain views, a lot of things can just change.

Yeah, I think that is the key question, and it's going to be fascinating to watch. Pope Francis had a really antagonistic relationship with the United States. At certain points, he almost seemed hostile to it. He wasn't a fan of its style of capitalism. He thought that the bishops' conference in the United States was sort of out to get him at times. Hmm.

Yeah, I think that is the key question, and it's going to be fascinating to watch. Pope Francis had a really antagonistic relationship with the United States. At certain points, he almost seemed hostile to it. He wasn't a fan of its style of capitalism. He thought that the bishops' conference in the United States was sort of out to get him at times. Hmm.

Pope Leo, instead, you know, he's from there. He knows all these people. You know, he's from Chicago, right? So it's just going to be fascinating to see how he navigates all of this because the United States is deeply important for the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo, instead, you know, he's from there. He knows all these people. You know, he's from Chicago, right? So it's just going to be fascinating to see how he navigates all of this because the United States is deeply important for the Roman Catholic Church.

I think maybe one of the reasons that Pope Leo is Pope right now is because the church might be able to address some of its financial difficulties online. with greater contributions from big donors in the United States. That said, he also is very much in the mold of Francis. That doesn't mean he's going to be as combative as Francis sometimes was. He might find a more diplomatic way.

I think maybe one of the reasons that Pope Leo is Pope right now is because the church might be able to address some of its financial difficulties online. with greater contributions from big donors in the United States. That said, he also is very much in the mold of Francis. That doesn't mean he's going to be as combative as Francis sometimes was. He might find a more diplomatic way.

But I think that, especially dealing with the political sort of landscape of the United States, he is going to find places where he is in deep disagreement with the current administration. And, you know, it's going to be fascinating to see how he navigates that.

But I think that, especially dealing with the political sort of landscape of the United States, he is going to find places where he is in deep disagreement with the current administration. And, you know, it's going to be fascinating to see how he navigates that.