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The Catholic Court has a new Pope. He is an American. His name is Robert. Last name: Prevost. Full name: Robert Francis Prevost. He is originally from Chicago.
He has spent time serving his church and God all over the world. I do not know much about him. I am not Catholic. I did attend a Catholic all-boys high school. Archbishop Carroll High School. That is where and Pope Leo XIV connect a little.
My high school was founded by the Augustinian Order. It was founded originally with racial integration in mind, a school that sought to defy the racial segregation in Washington, D.C. at the time. As my school’s website proudly states:
“When Cardinal O’Boyle opened Carroll in 1951, he quietly ordered it to be racially integrated — one of the first D.C. schools to defy segregation, four years before the Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional.”
That is where Pope Leo XIV and I connect. I have no idea if the Augustinian Order champions racial understanding, tolerance, and respect, but I will give Pope Leo XIV a chance to do his thing. My high school did try to teach tolerance, peace, and love amongst human beings.
