Well, it might be the opposite of a Trump pick. This article suggests that Pope Leo XIV is following Pope Francis in working towards a more open church. It is worth reading the full article for a glimmer of hope.

The Catholic Church had always resisted a North American pope. Is Leo XIV the anti-Trump?

"In just a week, Donald Trump has gone from sharing the almost blasphemous image of himself as a pope to posting the uncharacteristically subdued message congratulating Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost on his election to the head of the Catholic Church.

"Vice-President JD Vance has also been on his best behaviour, posting a message of congratulations, saying: 'I'm sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the church.'

"Trump is all about 'America First' and his supporters are self-described patriots. And the election of Pope Leo XIV has put one of their fellow citizens at the top of one of the world's oldest institutions for the first time.

"But in these deeply fractious ideological times, it is not so simple to suggest all the America First faithful would be happy with this result."

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