Pod Only Knows #049 – Our Pope Watch Has Ended – Leo XIV and the future of the Catholic Church
Last week, the Catholic Church absolutely shook the world by electing Robert Prevost – an Augustinian from Chicago – Pope Leo XIV, making him the first ever American pope.
Immediately, MAGA lost their collective minds, calling Leo XIV a woke Marxist and an anti-Trump liberal.
Leo XIV’s election was, without question, a statement by the Church directed squarely at MAGA and Donald Trump, but so many questions remain about what happens next.
Kelly and John share their thoughts about the selection of Prevost, what it means that he chose the name Leo XIV, and why this way well serve as a check against Trump’s fascism and persecution of immigrant communities.
They also take a look at some of the findings from the Public Religion Research Institute’s findings from their survey of Americans following Trump’s first 100 days.
John’s thoughts on Leo XIV or available on our blog.
The PRRI surveys we discuss on the episode can be found here and here
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