Letter to the Editor: "Leo XIV IS NOT AN AMERICAN POPE"

In response to An American Pope (America Papam Habet!)

With all due respect, Leo XIV IS NOT AN AMERICAN POPE.

He is an AMERICAN BORN person that was elected Pope. He was not born in Chicago, but a south side suburb.

He was ordained in the Vatican. He was never a parish priest or pastor in a parish in America. He became a bishop in Peru and a Cardinal in the Vatican. He spent more of his life outside the USA than in it.

In reality, he’s a Vatican Bureaucrat.

So, please stop the parade and the party for Leo XIV. Report the facts.

David Goode

Huntley, IL (Chicago suburb)

Response:

David:

Thank you for your letter.

I haven't had a chance to respond until now.

Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States and trained in the United States.

He's an American pope in that regard, and I am glad to celebrate that fact.

Thanks for writing, though!