For the first time in history, American It was chosen to lead the Catholic Church, where on Thursday he chose Pope Liu XIV – or Cardinal Robert Brevost, a Chicago citizen – New dunf.
The sudden step comes at the time of political tension in the United States. Hars for what Pope Liu XIIIs might face controversial issues of his activity on social media over the past few years.
As Cardinal, PREVOST participated in X on political issues for years, including criticism of the Trump administration's positions on immigration.
President Trump on Thursday He congratulated LeoWriting on social media as a “great honor for our country” and I add that “I look forward to an interview.”
The new Pope participated in the criticism of JD Vance – and Trump's immigration policies
In February, the leg now shared a national article for the Catholic correspondent who criticized the response of Vice President JD Vance to a question about immigration. Vans is Catholics Who met with Pope Francis Last month, just one day before the death of Francis.
In an interview, Vans said that Christian teachings call for determining the priorities of love, first to the family, then neighbors, society, his fellow citizens, and finally the world.
“JD Vance is wrong: Jesus does not ask us to have the rank of our love for others.”
It shared the latest re -publication, in April, commenting from a Catholic writer to Mr. Trump interview With President El Salvadori Naeb Police. The publication called for the deportation of the resident in Maryland Kilmar Abrago Garcia to the “illegal” Salvador and asked: “Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not annoyed? How can you stay calm?”
The federal government recognized this Alago Garcia It was mistakenly deported and detention in Al -Salvadouri prison, but the White House did not return it to the United States, despite a Decision from the Supreme Court Which called for it to facilitate his return.
Prevost joint data for years call for stronger support for immigrants. Many of his posts are in line with the positions of the American Catholic Bishops Conference and Frances, Who criticized Trump administration opinions about migration.
In 2018, he republished Blase CuPich's criticism of the Trump Administration Family separation policy During Mr. Trump's first state.
In 2017, he republished a Catholic conference statement in California opposing the administration's position on The postponed procedure for the immigration policy in childhoodOr Daca, which allows immigrants who illegally came to the United States as a palace to live and work here.
In 2015, when Mr. Trump was still a major candidate for the Republicans, he republished an article written by Cardinal Timothy Doulan, entitled “Why Donald Trump's anti -immigrant speech is a big problem.”
Liu also published control of weapons and abortion
after 2017 group shooting In Las Vegas, which killed 58 people, Prevost has republished a CUPICH statement calling for “increased access to mental health care and strong and reasonable weapons control laws.”
He also participated in a statement issued by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, criticizing the political inaction of the integrity of weapons that have been partially read, “your coward cannot bleach to act with ideas and prayers.”
He also participated in data criticizing miscarriage. In the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election, he republished an article from the Catholic News Agency, which was leading: “Clinton has ignored supporters to live in its danger, says Democrats.”
In December, he also participated in an article from the Peruvian newspaper, which criticized the “gender ideology”. The right to catch up with a bishop in Peru for several years is Peru.
According to the LGBTQ Media Advocacy Group Glaad, “The gender ideology is not a term used by transgender people to describe themselves, as it is an inaccurate term that opponents publish to undermine and ignore transgender and inhumanists.”
Pope Liu voting records
According to voting records Common with CBS News and data from the Illinois Elections Council, Prevost is registered to vote in the Chicago suburb of New Linux, Illinois. He voted in at least nine general elections, including in 2024, but no party was known for his favor.
He also voted in the republican and democratic introductory elections over the years. He voted in the Republican preliminary elections in 2012, 2014 and 2016, including the presidential preliminary elections in 2012 and 2016. The last time its vote began in the democratic preliminary elections in 2010. He also voted in the party's preliminary elections in 2008.
Pope's views on social media
In an interview in 2023 with the Vatican News, it was now asked about the relationship between bishops and social media.
“Social media can be an important tool to deliver the gospel message that reaches millions of people. We must prepare ourselves to use social media well,” he said. “I am afraid that this setting will be sometimes.”
“At the same time, the world today, which is constantly changing, presents situations that we must think about several times before speaking or before writing a message on Twitter, in order to answer or even ask questions in general, I saw everyone. Sometimes, there is a risk of providing sections and controversy.”
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Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.
