What views does Pope Leon XIV have? He voted three times in the primaries in the USA
American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced on Thursday from the balcony of the Basilica of St. Piotr as Pope Leon XIV. This is 267. The head of the Catholic Church and also the first pope from America.
Before he took the papal office, Prevost was appointed by Pope Francis in 2023 as a person responsible for the election of bishops. In August 2024, during a meeting in the parish of St. Judy in Chicago said that Francis entrusted him with this task to “bring another perspective”.
So what is his perspective? He is certainly not afraid to ride politicians.
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The analysis of his earlier statements shows that the style of Leon XIV management can affect the direction in which the church will go and is a valuable source of guidance for leaders.
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Pope Leon XIV emphasizes the importance of synodality, i.e. the idea heavily promoted by Francis, who assumes joint decision making through the entire community of the Church.
In an interview with “Vatican Media” from 2023, he said that the bishop should have “the ability to listen to his neighbor and seek council”, as well as “a broad look at the Church and reality and the experience of his universality.”
“The essence of the bishop's image is to be a shepherd who can be close to members of the communities, starting with priests for whom the bishop is a father and brother,” said Leon XIV. – It's about life in closeness to everyone, without excluding anyone He added.
Promoting inclusiveness
Leon XIV praised the decision of Pope Francis from 2022 about the appointment of three women with full members of the dicasteries, i.e. the offices of the Roman Curia, which have voice on the choice of bishops.
In an interview with Catholic News Service in March 2024 he said that The participation of women “significantly contributes to the discernment when choosing candidates for episcopal ministry, which the Church can really count on.”
During the pontificate of Franciszek, women joined the clergy for the first time as voting representatives of the orders. When 70 members of the synod from outside the group of bishops were appointed in 2023, the Pope made sure that half of them were women.
Leadership through an example
Leon XIV praised Francis as “a shepherd who proclaims with deed.” He described his definite and reaction to the phenomenon of clericalism among bishops.
Clericalism is a belief that clergy are morally better than the faithful and that their power is the most important.
– It is important to choose people really devoted to the service and preach the Gospel – said Leo XIV in an interview with Catholic News Service in 2024 – It is not only about beautiful words, but about the example and testimony they give – he added.
– We cannot hide with the image of authoritywhich is no longer right today. The power we have serves to support priests, be shepherds and teachers – he added in 2023 in “Vatican News”.
Above divisions
Although Leon XIV does not shun the criticism of politics, He clearly warns against the politicization of the Church. He bases his position primarily on Catholic social science, i.e. the church's indications regarding social, economic and ecological issues.
In mid -April, as a cardinal Post published on the platform X criticizing Trump and President Salvador for mockery of the deportation of a resident of MarylandKilmar Abry Garcia. The link joined the article “Catholic Standard”, in which Bishop Evelio Menjivar asked Catholics: “Is your conscience not moved? How can you remain silent?”
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In February, he divided into x articles critical of JD VanceCatholic converts, including a publication with the “National Catholic Reporter” with a quote: “Jd Vance is wrong: Jesus does not tell us to hierarchize love for our neighbor.”
The text referred to Vance's statements in Fox News, where he stated that “a Christian approach” is to love loved ones first, and only then people from other countries.
In 2017, the day after the shooting at the Music Festival in Las Vegas on October 1, as the Bishop of the Peruvian Chiclayo, Leon XIV has released the entry of a Senator of Democrats condemning the silence of Republicans towards violence using weapons. “Your cowardice cannot be whiten with thoughts and prayer” – There was a quoted comment.
He voted in the Republican primaries
The election documents show that Prevost voted in three republican primaries in Will, Illinois between 2012 and 2016. In Illinois, voters do not declare party affiliation, so such participation does not clearly indicate political sympathy.
Leon XIV He never supported any party or candidate. He called for unity and mutual understanding.
– We must be able to listen to ourselves – he said in 2023 in an interview with “Vatican Media”. “It can't be a conversation about a political agenda or an attempt to promote your own interests or beliefs,” he added.
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