Yes, he’s the pope now. But he may always be Bob to me.

Yes, he’s the pope now. But he may always be Bob to me.

On May 8, I was coming from the gym around 9:30 a.m. I looked at my phone and my nephew had texted me notifying me that white smoke was emanating from the Sistine Chapel. He asked me who I thought might be the next pope I responded that “I don’t know,” but told him that “he won’t be an American — besides I only know two cardinals, and oddly enough, they are both my personal friends and they’re both named Bob” (McElroy and Prevost). What a stunni…

Walkerton priest talks about his old pal 'Bob,' now Pope Leo XIV

A retired Roman Catholic priest in Walkerton, who went to seminary school with Pope Leo XIV in Chicago 45 years ago, said the future pope did whatever was asked of him.