For a native son to serve as Christ’s Vicar is a cause for celebration, not merely because its likelihood seemed slim before May 8. Indeed, no American has held a greater role or bore a heavier cross. This is not simply a conservative versus liberal ideological battle, but one of greater consequence. The Church is fighting for the salvation of souls and protection of human dignity against “the devils who prowl about the world.”
With Leo XIV as the shepherd, blessed by the Holy Spirit and fostered by the American spirit, an American can lead the revival of our times—and he can do so, not with economic or military strength, but through the Gospel, charity, and love.
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