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New Pope New Hope! Pope Leo XIV Elected!

 


 A New Pappa has been elected! The First ever American Pope, Pope Leo XIV has become the Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church! This is a historic moment! He is a Conservative, which means he is a Traditionalist and will likely not follow in Pope Francis' more progressive path. The name Leo means Lion, and it is my supreme hope that he will show forth the Lion of Judah (Revelation 5:5) side of Jesus, and deal with the corruption and scandals that have rocked the Church of Rome in recent years! 

His first words were to emphasize, "God loves all without prejudice," and that "evil will not prevail," and "that missionary work is the call he is making." So it is clear that he is man who feels the Great Commission is key, which makes sense since he was Missionary to Peru. He made mention of Charity (love in action) many times, which alludes to the Apostle James' words of, " What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.." (James 2:14-17). I love this balance of  this Pope in Love, Truth, and Missionary Work: "God so loves the world," (John 3:16), "God is Love," (1 John 4:8) with justice, "love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth," (1 Corinthians 13:6), and the call to make disciples, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).

 I predicted that we would get a Conservative Pope because the Youth who are coming to faith in Christ need dogma, need holy tradition, and stability. And so they have gotten that Pappa! It is my sincerest hope that this Pontiff will stand against the tide that is trying to sweet away the Truth by Post Modern morals and Popular Cultural pressures. He is a Lion indeed, who on the Seat of St. Peter will help The Protestant World fight against Abortion, and against godlessness, though in tenderness, mercy, and love. We need a Lion in Rome at this time, to defend the Holy See, and 1 Billion plus people from the encroaching falsehoods that are rearing their head. It is my supreme hope he will be Ad Fontes Pope, Back to the Sources, back to the Tradition of the Fathers, and not allow modern sensibilities to alter the Church. 

I would be remiss not to talk about this being the first American Pope, something that seemed impossible. He is from Chicago, and so to celebrate we all should eat Chicago Deep Dish Pizza! Haha. The fact he is American means we probably will get addresses in English, since Francis having been Argentinian spoke his native tongue, and Italian. It really is quite a moment in history, that the Colonies, the Fifty States for the first time have a Pappa from their land! During JFK people feared the Pope would influence him, and well now the opposite probably will be feared, that a US Pope will be influenced by the Administration. 

I do want to mention that Pope Leo XIV said he is a Son of Augustine, of the Augustinian Order. This is important because St. Augustine did preach Grace closer to Protestantism, and Martin Luther himself was an Augustinian Monk. This is in stark contrast to Pope Francis I who was a Jesuit. It is my supreme hope that this Pope will lead the Church of Rome closer and closer to Christ and His Gospel, Amen.

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