What We Know About Pope Leo XIV’s Political And Social Views

By Anumita Kaur

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades working in Peru’s poorest enclave and appears to be in the mold of Pope Francis — who carried a legacy as “the people’s pope” for his outreach to those on society’s margins.

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his predecessor, who challenged norms, embraced migrants and the poor, and sought to build an inclusive church.

“The bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom, but rather called authentically to be humble, to be close to the people he serves, to walk with them, to suffer with them, and to look for ways that he can better live the Gospel message in the midst of his people,” then-Cardinal Robert Prevost said in an interview in October.

Here is what we know so far about Leo XIV’s political and social views.

He has voted in Republican primaries

A native of Chicago,Leo XIV voted in Illinois’s Republican primaries in 2012, 2014 and 2016, according to voter registration records.

He has voted in general elections as well, most recently via an absentee ballot in November. (Illinois does not have party registration, butvoters choose which party’s primaries they want to vote in.)

His views on women in the church appear aligned with Francis

During his papacy, Francis opened more leadership roles to women than did any previous pontiff and established commissions to study the possibility of women becoming deacons.

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