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Pope Leo XIV has a 'Global Vision': Sister Mary C. Boys
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10:46Now PlayingSister Mary C. Boys, Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary, reacts to the first remarks from Pope Leo XIV and what they reveal about the new pope's vision for the church and Catholics around the world.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Roman Catholic pontiff, the first ever pope from the US and a possible bridge between the moderate and hardline sides of a divided Church.
Prevost, 69, chose the name of Leo XIV for his pontificate and was greeted by thousands of cheering faithful as he stepped out onto a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square to be presented to the world.
“May peace be with you,” the new pope told a cheering crowd waving flags.
The new leader inherits from his predecessor Pope Francis a church that is facing internal strife between progressives and conservatives over matters such as divorce and LGBTQ+ issues, while trying to navigate geopolitical tensions from Russia’s war in Ukraine to the conflict in the Middle East.
Francis, who died last month, had said he wanted to lead a “poor church for the poor,” opened discussions on topics generally considered off limit, such as the role of women and the possibility for people who remarried to receive communion.
It took only two days to reach a consensus among the Church’s 133 electors, many of whom had been appointed by Francis, suggesting the former pontiff may have helped to shape the decision.
Francis had named his future successor to the Congregation for the Clergy in 2019 and made him a member of the Congregation for Bishops in 2020.
“Build bridges, with dialogue, with meetings, uniting everyone to be a single people,” Leo said in his first address as pope, in which he spoke in both Spanish and Italian. “Evil will not prevail.”
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