Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Lion King XIV, the first American Pope, chose Francis’ “peace” baton
The challenge before the Cardinal Council is to choose people who can bring together the Roman Catholic Church in a meaningful way and share a vision of moral progress. It seems that the General Assembly does not have to struggle to find the successor to Pope Francis, who died last month. Pope Francis’ legacy is very clear – on the side of the oppressed and touching other faiths in a world that transcends religions. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV seems closer to Pope Francis because of his idea of ​​being with the oppressed. St. Augustine, whom he belongs to, ordered a vow of poverty.
The heads of the 1.4 billion Roman Catholic Church span the entire planet and have an undeniable prosperity and strength. The pope also played a key role in historic luggage in the past during the Middle Ages and early modern centuries. Therefore, the pope today is forced to consciously choose the role of a spiritual mentor and the role of a Roman Catholic and moral mentor in other parts of Europe and beyond.
Given that Robert Francis Prevost’s background is a mixed lineage of Italian, French and Spanish descent and socially nurtured in Pennsylvania and Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s, the number of conservatives in the United States has risen considerably – his political background is smaller than his predecessors in The Politics of the Storm. Another notable feature is that, as an American, Bishop Prefoster knew the feeling of being a minority, as Roman Catholics were a prominent minority in Protestant America. Not surprisingly, his pastoral (article) life was spent in Roman Catholic most Peru in South America. Another factor that stands out in the Prevost election is that he is the second pope in the Western Hemisphere, from the New World of America, second only to Pope Francis. But like Francis, Pope Leo XIV has strong European roots.
Another unsurprising fact about this election is that most of the cardinals who chose Pope Leo XIV were created by Pope Francis. Then, the transition went very smoothly. Unlike Pope Francis, the Order had a clear strategy to maintain the Roman Catholic Church, whose successor Pope Leo Xiv seemed to belong to the quieter Augustine Order, which was introverted, but in the early orders of the 13th century it had been oppressed, establishing the Gospel in the 13th century, established by the Pope Innocent Innocent Innocent Innocent Innocent Innocent In In IV.
It is believed that by choosing the name of the Pope in Leo XIV, the quiet and self-respecting Prevost published a Pope Declaration (New Things) in 1891, and in 1891 his political creed, he made his Pope remarks in 1891, where he explicitly opposed his socialization of capitalism and alternative socialization and alternative society. So Pope Leo Fourteen threw down his gloves in a quiet way, just as his pope could stand. It can be argued that unlike the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when ideological differences are much clearer than they are now, it is relatively easy for Pope Leo XIII to reject the dominant ideology of the day. Pope Leo XIV must find its own way in the fog of post-consciousness of the thriving market economy and replace the dangers of socialist countries, fascism and demonic nationalism are approaching in Europe and many other places. The only certainty is the plight of the poor and oppressed on national borders and on the continent. That should be the guiding light of the new pope.
Questions about what Leo XIV will do to the moral decline that spreads in parts of the Roman Catholic Building.
He would boldly expose them because moral courage would help the church become stronger? Or would he take a more tactical stance taken by Pope Francis? Pope Leo XIV will face criticism in both cases, going too far in one case and not far enough in the other. What should help him solve this problem is his quiet manner, which should help him make difficult decisions.
Surprisingly, the size of the crowd was mourning the death of Pope Francis and wholeheartedly welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, not only in Italy, but also in different parts of the Catholic world. The vague desire for craving rooted in religious solace remains a difficult problem for social scientists and public intellectuals, especially in Europe and the United States. For intellectuals, this is the post-Christian world, just like the post-ideology world. But ordinary people from Peru to the Philippines look up to Roman Catholicism and the Pope. The Roman Catholic clergy and its vast bureaucratic edifice seem to have derived legitimacy with millions of ordinary faithful simple beliefs. So when people like Pope Francis and Pope Leo Xiv appear in the windows of the Pope Palace in St. Peter’s Square in Rome and the crowds start to cheer, the popularity of political stars and the idols of the world of charm seem pale. It is very reassuring that the head of the Roman Catholic Church spoke the language of peace and understanding, and the suffering of the poor. The Catholic Church, its quaint customs and rituals and its bishops in interesting robes, may seem uneasy, but seems to be an institution that seems to convey a positive message. Of course, believing that the soft power of the Roman Catholic Church can resist destructive and distracting around the world.
But there is a reassuring fact from the corner where positive notes appear. It would be an ideal situation if the heads of world religions could unite to talk about peace, sympathy and cooperation.
Billions of ordinary people around the world are looking for a soothing spiritual message, even if it is only symbolic.
