Leo XIV defended the traditional family, unborn babies and the elderly – and that’s great.
After American Cardinal Robert Prevost, who made most of his ecclesiastical career as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru, was chosen to sit in St. Peter’s throne as Leo XIV, a question has reverberated across the world: is the new Pope woke?
Seasoned conservative figures like Steve Bannon perceived the new Pope’s election as a liberal ‘coup’ to continue Pope Francis campaign to destroy the church – Bannon even equated it to the 2020 election steal.
Prevost’s brother, on the other hand, has repeatedly stated that Robert is not ‘woke’, and that Leo XIV will thread an unifying path.
Whatever the truth may be, it seems clear that today, the Pope scored one for the good guys.
Associated Press reported:
“Pope Leo XIV affirmed Friday that the family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” and that the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God’s creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate.
Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.”
Strong affirmation from Pope Leo XIV this morning on the centrality of the traditional family. pic.twitter.com/JOnX3S0TaP
— Michael Kelly ن (@MichaelPTKelly) May 16, 2025
In the same speech, the pontiff rejected LGBT ideology, denounced abortion and euthanasia – that’s a great start.
“The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments ahead of his formal installation Mass this Sunday. The Holy See is a sovereign state under international law, has diplomatic relations with over 180 countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations.”
Leo has made peace a priority of his pontificate, right from his very first words ‘Peace be with you all’.
“In his remarks, he said the search for peace was one of the pillars of the papacy. He insisted that peace isn’t just the absence of conflict but a ‘gift’ that requires work, from an end to the production of weapons to choosing words carefully. ‘For words too, not only weapons, can wound and even kill’.”
Pope Leo the XIV is the REALEST Pope ever pic.twitter.com/5RYjZ1lKN2
— Trad West (@trad_west_) May 16, 2025
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