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It’s Time for Pope Leo XIV to Make some Tough Decisions
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It’s time for Pope Leo XIV to make some tough decisions
Nearly everyone loves Robert Prevost, the unassuming baseball fan from Chicago who unexpectedly became Pope Leo XIV this year. But as he prepares to spend his summer in Castel Gandolfo he has some difficult decisions to make. Is he prepared to clear up all the doctrinal confusion created by his predecessor Pope Francis? And will he allow liberal bishop to continue to persecute Catholics who prefer the ancient Latin form of Mass? Damian Thompson …
What does Leo do like Francis and where does he deviate from his predecessor? An overview.
On July 16, 2021, Pope Francis announced the motu proprio Traditionis custodes. At that time, he introduced radical restrictions on the celebration of Holy Mass in the so-called Tridentine rite. As subsequent Vatican documents prove, he did so against the will of the majority of bishops in the world. The dispute over the liturgy The Holy Mass was changed after the Second Vatican Council. In the first years, celebrating the liturgy according to t…
Elected on May 8, 2025, Leo XIV did not produce a plan defined in advance. He did not have any cabinet or program. His style and his first words made him discover what type of pope he would be: listening, serene, comfortable in his time, critical if necessary. His priorities and his method will be revealed later.
On the 8th of May 2025, the time had come. The whole world was looking forward to it. The news of the "white smoke of the Sistine Chapel" spread at a staggering speed. I was myself in Italy at that time, and I heard the bells of the Cathedral of Trent begin to ring. Shortly afterwards, the new Pope Leo XIV appeared on the loggia. However, there is something that is not new, because like his predecessor, Pope Francis I, from Argentina, the Americ…
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