His family's life will change dramatically. His brother who lives in Illinois was interviewed by the New York Times; the only part that left a gap in the information was the line "In addition to John and Robert, now Leo, the Prevosts had one other son, who now lives in Florida." Hoping there isn't a rift or the odd one (like a Billy to Jimmy Carter). Does this make him a "Florida man?" (I just finished reading a long piece in The Atlantic about Carl Hiaasen, who writes Florida Man like no one else.)

There will be pressure from the media to dish on the new pope, to share what friends and family think he thinks about all sorts of stuff. It probably won't be pretty to look at. (As noted above, he's a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan.) For starters, Trump has already claimed credit for this pope's choice. Trump welcomes new American-born pope and says he can’t wait to meet him - despite Leo XIV previous criticism