Dad is the leader of Catholicism in the world, and this implies the representation of people from different countries. Exactly what is very suitable in the profile Robert Francis OverNow Leo XIVwho was born in the United States and He lived in Peru for many yearsBut not only represents these two countries.
The most famous of Leo XIV is his long career in Peru, where he was a bishop of Chipilo, but Its origin (and nationality) is in the United StatesThe Prevost field was born in a working family who lived east of Chicago. His parents were Americans, but the origin of their grandparents is somewhat diverse.
“My parents were born in Chicago, but my grandparents were migrants. Frenchman, Spanish … I grew up in a very Catholic family, ”he admitted several years ago. And from childhood in the family, they were clear that Bob would study at a religious school.
Actually, His father, from whom the origin of France and Italy comesHe was a catechist, and his grandparents on the maternal side lived in New Orleans, in the Catholic community, and when they decided to move to Chicago, they were looking for a community with a strong church.
Grandmother and maternal grandfather, who are responsible for the fact that Leo XIV had Spanish origin, having a second surname of Martinez. “His grandparents on the maternal side were natural from CórdobaHe liked the preliminary field) to come to Andalusia to see our sacred week and share our customs, ”explains Emilio Rodriguez, General Vicar Helva.
Being good migrants, they were all hardworking, so the new dad was good at the University of Pennsylvania, where they remind him today. “He is the one who communicates with people and pays you complete attention,” says Kevin Hughes, professor of theology at the university.
In connection with Agustinos in which he integrated it with a poster, while in the Chicago Cathedral they also do not hide his surprise for their choice or his joy. In the area where he was born is rather progressive, they never believed that dad came out and not even that it was at this time with the current political context. Although, perhaps, there is a key. Prevost is an American not in Trump’s restoration manner, but those who come from migrants and know that this is a little everywhere.
