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The Rest Is Politics: US

86. The Politics Behind the American Pope

The Rest Is Politics: US

Goalhanger

News, Government, Politics

4.4 • 2.9K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 8 May 2025

ā±ļø 30 minutes

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Summary

Why did the Vatican choose an American Pope? What’s the real reason JD Vance went to Rome? Is there politics behind this decision? Join Katty and Anthony as they answer all these questions and more. Instagram: ⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠therestispoliticsus@goalhanger.com⁠⁠ Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Fiona Douglas Social Producer: Harry Balden Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Head of Digital: Sam Oakley Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack DavenportĀ  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's the cinematic event of the year.

0:02.3

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0:06.9

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0:08.1

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0:13.0

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0:13.7

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0:17.9

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0:19.6

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0:23.3

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0:24.1

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0:26.2

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0:29.2

T's and Cs apply.

0:34.8

Hello, everybody. We have white smoke from the Vatican. We have white smoke on this podcast.

0:42.1

Anthony is with us. And we wanted to pick your brains, Anthony, as a Catholic American. First of all,

0:50.3

congratulations, America's first Pope. Very exciting. I've already had tons of texts from Catholic

0:56.2

friends of mine, and including in Chicago, where apparently they are just going crazy in that city.

1:01.7

And we have Pope Leo the 14th, the first ever American. He's actually American and Peruvian. He's a

1:09.4

dual national. So he's the first American and Peruvian. He's a dual national. So he's the first American and

1:12.6

Peruvian Pope born in the United States, has lived in Peru for a couple of decades as a priest and

1:21.7

a bishop over there and now has been in the Vatican under Pope Francis for the last three or four

1:27.0

years vetting new bishops. And he has been in the Vatican under Pope Francis for the last three or four years, vetting new

1:28.9

bishops, and he has been chosen on the second day of the conclave to become the new

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