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Help[Opinions] Re: Pope Leo XIV
in reply to a message by Lux Ashton
On the new pope himself? Deeply and profoundly skeptical. I'm a deeply religious person, but I think being religious in 2025 requires a ruthless skepticism about the religious leaders who claim any kind of leadership role. This man is substantially better than many of the alternatives that could've been considered (the other American whose name was bandied about, Cardinal Dolan, is an enraging human being), but I have a feeling I'm going to be raging against him for the next two decades. I do find his public slaps towards J. D. Vance to be encouraging, but his role in shuffling around accused sex offenders in the Roman Catholic hierarchy is upsetting, if unsurprising. (Is there anyone at the highest levels of the Catholic Church who wasn't explicitly complicit in those scandals?)
As far as the name: he appears to have chosen Leo after Leo XIII, who had some solid perspectives that are perhaps hopeful as to where this man's priorities will lie.
And I do like the name Leo.
Andrew
put a smile on your face - make the world a better place (:
As far as the name: he appears to have chosen Leo after Leo XIII, who had some solid perspectives that are perhaps hopeful as to where this man's priorities will lie.
And I do like the name Leo.
put a smile on your face - make the world a better place (:
