American cardinals who had been a part of the conclave that elected the brand new pope spoke at a information briefing in the present day about Prevost’s selection of title.
“Selecting the title Leo is indicative, I believe, of the path he needs to take,” Archbishop of Chicago Blase Cupich mentioned, mentioning Pope Leo XIII, who “wrote stirringly in regards to the rights of employees, of immigrants, of those that live on the margins of society.”
Pope Leo XIII, or Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, was the final pope to decide on the title. He served from 1878 to 1903 and was identified for his mental nature, and writing encyclical letters, together with Rerum Novarum, or “Of New Issues,” in Latin, by which he spoke about employees rights.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo spoke about Leo the Nice, or Pope Leo I, who served from 440 to 461. He’s credited with convincing invaders to not assault Rome, together with the Huns and the Vandals.
“Leo the Nice was a pope on the time when the church was actually a large number in coping with what was occurring proper across the metropolis gates of Rome,” DiNardo mentioned.
DiNardo mentioned the brand new pope, Leo XIV, is a “smart man” who picked a reputation that “might communicate to us each on phrases of social doctrine and when it comes to doctrine by way of Jesus.”
