Leo is America's first pope. His worldview appears at odds with 'America First.'

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2. I don't think the Church's decision to select Leo was accidental or "divine"

In fact, I do believe it was done with intent.

To the rest of the world, with some exceptions, the United States has lost its way in terms of being a beacon of freedom and inclusiveness. Many US citizens who are Catholics also align themselves with the Junta currently running the Executive branch. Appointing Leo XIV will, hopefully, open the eyes of some of these US Catholics who also identify as MAGAts as to exactly what they've signed up to support in the Convicted Felon.

At least for today, I can smile at the thought of MAGAts waking up and twisting themselves in knots over the thought of (to use Looney Loomer's words) a "Marxist Woke Pope" (which BTW would also be a pretty cool name for a Punk rock band).