Habimus Papum at Est Americana Plus, Commerci, Pasicor intracitaz, Federatus at Britium,

de haq omna at Plura-Inhoc, Editorum, Edition Tracta Bemis.

I'm Rich Lowry, and I'm joined as always by the right, Honorable Charles C.W. Cook,

the Dominic Pino, and the notorious MBD, Michael Brendan Doherty.

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I said anything.

So MBD, as we heard in Latin, at the top, we have an American Pope first time ever from Chicago, a missionary, so he's spent

his adult life other places in South America. The early touting on Pope Leo, as he's going to be

known as, is that he's very much in the general orbit of Francis.

He wouldn't be where he is now if it weren't for Francis promoting him along the line,

but hopefully and probably will be less divisive.

What do you make of it?

Yeah, I'm cautiously cautious.

You know, Prevost was one of the names.

Talked about going into the conclave.

He's apparently had support from some very liberal American prelates like Cardinal Supich going in.

You know, he has a record of criticizing Trump and J.D. Vance very recently from it,

even though he's down there in Peru.

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