Co-President Loomer Is Very Unhappy With New Pope Leo XIV

We don’t know yet how Pope Leo XIV will handle his new position. But one thing we do know is that the first American pope is not a MAGA guy.

Slate’s Molly Olmstead describes Leo as a moderate with “similar priorities to Pope Francis on the matters of immigrants and the poor” but with “somewhat more traditional attitudes on matters of women and LGBTQ rights” and who is “expected to be more permissive toward the traditionalist faction in the church.” She added, “More than anything, this election seems to be one of continuity, rather than a push further left or a swing to the right.”

“We can assume he won’t be deferential to the more conservative U.S. church leadership, which has been friendly to the Republican Party,” Olmstead continued, noting that Leo, formerly known as Robert Prevost, has criticized Catholic J.D. Vance’s view on Xitter. Prevost also criticized the Trump administration on immigration.