Analysis: A surreal moment as America celebrates its first pope — and wonders what his election means
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Analysis: A surreal moment as America celebrates its first pope — and wonders what his election means
Leo XIV was forged as much by the outside world as by the United States.That may be why he’s America’s first pope.When the newly elected pontiff walked onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, he shocked the world. For as long as anyone can remember, it’s been accepted that a conclave of cardinals would never choose an American.The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to control one of the world’s most influential seats of moral authority: the Roman Catholic Church and its flock, which is ..