Massimo Faggioli
He has been elected by the majority of cardinals who were appointed by Francis. His election is not a conservative reaction against Pope Francis, but neither is Leo XIV a Francis II. Some things will be different — there is no question about that.
This will be a challenge for right-wing Trumpian Catholics in the United States, but also, in a different way, for liberal Catholics who thought that Pope Francis agreed with them in everything.
Prevost is an Augustinian. They are a bit more skeptical about modernity, the secular world, and politics, compared to Jesuits such as Pope Francis. It will be interesting to see how he frames different issues. Although clearly, his Augustinianism is very different from that of J. D. Vance and of many American bishops.
Auteur: Massimo Faggioli
