From the left and right side of the American Catholics hope the new Pope fulfills their hopes star-news.press/wp

New York – News for the global Catholic Church to get the first ever ever American Pope, they greeted Catholics through ideological spectrum in Papa Leo Xiv Homeland, raising questions whether to alleviate some deep divisions within his ranks.

From American Catholics to the left side of the ideological center there is an optimism that Leo will indicate on the Pope Francis’ Outreach with poor and marginalized people, including migrants and provide a counterbalance Trump administration policies It’s trouble them. Right, there is hoping that the new Pope will faithfully support the Catholic doctrine, including abortion, same-sex marriage and the women’s office.

One reason for optimism: The new Pope is clear – in his remarks and his choice motto – That unity in the Global Church will be the most important priority.

“In those early days, he is still an empty ship,” Steven Millies, a professor of public theology in the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. “Until we know him better, we can pour our expectations in it.”

Notre Ladies Provost John McGreevy, Historian Catholicism, said “completely amazed” after the papal announcement, divided the conventional wisdom that the US Pope was inability.

But Leo “is a global Catholic citizen,” McGreevy said, citing Pontifa Weather in Peruon the Vatican and Leading international religious order.

“Although American, and we are super proud to be American, it is difficult to think of someone embedded in a lot of global church,” he said.

It is too early to say what Leo’s relationship will be with his colleagues to American pellets, and the wider American Catholic Churches, McGreevy warned.

“Early indications are that there will be some similarities to Francis,” he said – suggests that the differences with conservative American bishops could continue.

McGreevy said that he expected some tension between the Vatican and the White House over immigration and climate change, two key priorities of Francis who will probably confirm Leo.

Chad Pecknold, professor of systematic theology at the Catholic University in America, suggested that Francis or did not like or misunderstood the United States.

“With Leo Xiv, it is clear that he doesn’t just love America, he even really likes white Sox,” Pecknold said via email. “It can only have a good effect, not only on American Catholics, but also American bishops, and indeed, everyone. It’s good to feel like a pope is on your side.”

During the last year of Francis Papacy, one of the most confidential issues among American bishops was whether it was Catholic politicians who supported the rights of abortion – the President Joe Bidina, and then-home speaker Nancy Pelosi – should be delayed from receiving receipt.

Francis emphasized that he would not reject politicians who support the rights of abortion and Biden received the fellowship during the visit Rome in 2021. years.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, which Forbidden Pelosi from receiving Communion He described Leo in the Archdiocese as a “bridge builder”.

“He will be a good force for unity in the Church,” Cordileone told Kpix-TV in San Francisco. “Even with differences in opinion and different ideas of the strategy and so on, we can have unity in the Church.”

American tail. Chris Smith, Republican in New Jersey and opponent of abortion, took the heart from Homely delivered early this year by LEA when the Cardinal Robert translation was. The passage cited by Smith: “God’s grace is called us to protect each life, especially that society watches – a child who is yet to be born and the older closer to the end – because every one carries his face.”

Smith presented this remark as “emphasizing the protection of the right to life as first among many humanitarian responsibilities of the church.”

Interim President Catholics for choice, which supports abortion rights, acknowledged that Leo opposes abortion and said that the group would send him letters from Catholics who disagrees with that attitude.

“We pray that he will be a pope guided by peace-to-peace, justice and involvement,” Chris Wimbush said. “The future of our church depends on greater involvement and shades on reproductive health decisions such as abortion, contraception and IVF.”

During his paption, Francis took greater progress for women the more older governments in the church. But he supported the ban on women’s priests and hopes to be found that women could be ordained as a deacon.

Ellie Hidalgo about the abolitional deacons, which stands for the women’s deacon, said that he hopes that Leo would support the current revision of the Church Participation of women in the Ministry. The long Vatican process left an open question of whether women should be shelted as deacon.

Hidalgo, who lives in Miami, heard the then-cardinal Previty in February, when she was in Rome to celebrate Chacon.

“He asked Chacon to be humble in his service,” Hidalgo said. “I could only say that I meet you what is something that really appreciates yourself … that you should be of use and that you are in the position of humility.”

The Conference on the Women’s Office in the USA is committed to women to be accepted as priests, welcomed the inclusive tone of Leo’s initial remarks.

“His clear emphasis on the construction of the bridge and dialogue offer Woc hope for Pope Leo Xiv perhaps a leader who will build bridges to Catholic women,” the Group’s statement said. He imagined “a long-standing day when women recognized as equal in Christ.”

Francis, in several ways, saw Roberta Prixt as a possible successor, to the position of Pera, which strengthened him in the Vatican to oversee the influence of the competition the influence that Vetera.

“Francis addressed great attention to new American bishops,” Millies said, the public theological professor. “Translation The Francis man supervised the careful choice of a different bishop to fill out important posts in the US”

Milici said the superior leadership of the American conference of Catholic Bishops – which was sometimes in quota with Francis – It remains relatively conservative.

But in the ranks of the bishop below them, “Change has already happened,” they say millions said. “They are men who are more pastoral than focused on the doctrine. Lea’s elections means we are firm in another era.”

Traditionally, the taboo against the American Pope reflected the reluctance to give the world’s number 1 of the superpower even more influence. This should not be concerned with LEO, according to Austen Ivereigh, British journalist and the author of two books on Francis Papict.

“If anyone thinks he (Leo) will take a different line from Francis on migration or climatic changes, they had a surprise,” Ivereigh said. “Francis put in the practice of church teaching, and Leo will do the same.”

The reaction to Leo’s choices from Bishop Robert Strickland, which Francis extradited in 2023 was muffled. From the guidance of the Diocese Tyler in Texas. Strickland was a fierce critic Francis and came to symbolize polarization within the American hierarchy.

At the posts on social networks after Leo took over the papacy, Strickland expressed hope that he would faithfully support the Holy Saint writer and tradition known as a deposit of faith.

“With the great weight of the papacy now on the shoulders, we need our prayers,” Strickland added.

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Stanley reported from Washington. Joined journalists to journalists Nicole Winfield in Rome and Peter Smith in Pittsburg contributed to this report.

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