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- Robert Prevost is archetypal American to pb the Catholic Church
- Prevost has chosen the sanction Pope Leo XIV
- There were 10 different Americans successful the voting bloc for the papacy
(NewsNation) — Robert Prevost, who volition instrumentality the sanction Pope Leo XIV, has been selected astatine the 267th pope.
Leo XIV is the archetypal American pope successful the Catholic Church’s history. The anticipation of having an American pope was seen arsenic highly improbable successful the weeks starring up to the conclave, adjacent with the names of 10 American cardinals successful the voting bloc.
He was not considered a large front-runner erstwhile the conclave started, but his sanction was heard arsenic perchance being connected the periphery.
As Pope Leo XIV’s enactment was announced, radical successful the assemblage extracurricular St. Peter’s Basilica cheered and waved an American flag.
Pope Leo XIV volition present pb the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.
