Geopolitics of the Pope Leo XIV Election

Brunello Rosa

by Brunello Rosa

In this paper we discuss:

How papacy and politics have always been intertwined;
Several historical examples of how this has always been the case;
Prevost’s experience in Peru and his closeness to the “Liberation Theology;”
Why Prevost chose the name of Leo XIV;
The attack by Steve Bannon, MAGA’s ideologue, to Prevost’s election; and
The several reasons why Leo XIV is likely to go on a collision course with Trump.

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