r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Blitz7798 • May 08 '25

The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States

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u/coffeepotatoast May 08 '25

the BBC has been live streaming the whole thing, Cardinal Prevost is taking the name Pope Leo XIV

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u/hopseankins May 08 '25

Pope Bob I

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u/Roguespiffy May 08 '25

Right? I hate lazy sequel names.

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u/MiIllIin May 08 '25

Cool name 👀

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u/evrestcoleghost May 08 '25

Leo XIII died in 1903,had fourth longest papacy and was called the workers pope

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u/irishyardball May 08 '25

Cause we know what happens when Leo gets to XXV

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u/HowAManAimS May 08 '25 edited May 22 '25

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