The Greatest Social Media Reactions as Vatican Chooses American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as 267th Pope

On Thursday night in Vatican Metropolis, white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the Catholic Church has chosen a brand new pope to succeed Pope Francis.

About an hour later, the senior cardinal of the conclave, Dominique Mamberti, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, and mentioned, “Habemus Papam” — Latin for, “Now we have a pope.”

Shortly after, Prevost, 69, got here out, formally introducing himself as Pope Leo XIV, the 267th chief of the Catholic Church, in entrance of the 1000’s within the crowd at St. Peter’s Sq. and the billion Catholics worldwide.

Initially from Chicago, Prevost has served as the pinnacle of the church’s Dicastery for Bishops. Whereas he’s the primary American pope, he’s a twin citizen of each the USA of America and Peru.

Based on CBS Information, he is named being an general centrist and even progressive in some points. Nevertheless, attributable to Prevost opposing ordaining ladies as deacons he’s seen as conservative on church doctrine.

Pope Leo XIV, was made a cardinal by Pope Francis lower than two years in the past.

The 133 cardinals chosen a brand new pope following only a two-day papal conclave, which started on Wednesday, 16 days following Pope Francis’ loss of life. Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney yesterday, and this morning, revealing {that a} pope had but to be chosen throughout voting.

As white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel, these at residence shared their opinions on the Conclave journey one of the best ways the web is aware of how — in meme type.

Some shared their uneasiness concerning the new pope being American.