First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by imzadi on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:09PM (#43929326)

"He is the first North American to be elected pope and, before the conclave, was the U.S. cardinal most mentioned as a potential successor of St. Peter."

Is that a typo?

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by theelfismike on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:13PM (#43929370)

St Peter was the first Pope; all Popes after are successors to him

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by perihelions on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:25PM (#43929538)

If they're constructed as ordinals, then, why do they call them cardinals?

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by psunavy03 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:34PM (#43929651)

Cardinals are cardinal and Popes are ordinal. It's math.

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by imzadi on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:15PM (#43929397)

Ah, I see. Thanks.

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by ang_cire on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:20PM (#43929471)

No, St. Peter passed away several years ago.

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by przemub on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:10PM (#43929334)

Where?

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by imzadi on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:13PM (#43929369)

Successor of St Peter?

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by einhard on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:16PM (#43929416)

They are referring to Peter the Apostle, who was the first bishop of Rome [0]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by moomin on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:27PM (#43929557)

Yes, the “on this rock I will build my church” guy.

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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by resize2996 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:11PM (#43929340)

No.

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