Bishop explains meaning behind new pope’s ‘very intriguing’ papal name

The American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron was in the Vatican this week to witness the election of a new pope, and shared his thoughts with Fox News Digital about the “intriguing” new name of Cardinal Robert Podosta.

Papal names are often very symbolic considering how the Pope will serve as a leader Catholic Church. The Pope chose the names of predecessors to admire or want to mimic. The preference was eventually going with Leo XIV In honor of Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903.

“He could have been Francis II, and we would say, ‘Oh, it’s obviously in the Francis line. “He could have been John Paul III, and then we would think,” Oh, he’s in that more conservative line. “He could have been John XXIV, and we say,” Oh, now he’s a real revolutionary liberal, etc., “said Barron.” The fact that he returned, much more than 100 years, to this very interesting and main figure … Our new Pope said: The world, not just “no”, but not just “yes”, not just adherence to it. “

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From left to right: Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis I, Pope Leo XIV (Getty Images/Fox News)

Barron pointed out that Leo XIII was the main figure because of the time of his reign, which came during the moment when Church He opposed the huge political and philosophical backgrounds of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as French and American revolutions, and the introduction Philosophy like Marxism.

“The first reaction of the Church [to these changes] was very negative. It was great ‘no’ modern. By the end of the 19th century, I think that, with a certain distance and a certain critical intelligence, the Church was ready to enter more, call it, creative engagement with modernity. And I think Pope Leo 13 represents just that, “Barron said.

The bishop pointed to the rerum Novarum further his position, an encyclical letter published by Pope Leo XII 1891.

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“In that document, [Leo XII] is a fierce opponent of Marxism, a fierce opponent of socialism and communism, a great defender of private ownership and a market economy, “Barron said.” So, you say, “Okay, there is also a big” no “leftist economic revolution.” At the same time, in that same letter, [Leo XII] strongly exits in favor of the right to To educate the Union. It comes out very strongly in favor of what we call the universal destination of goods. “

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV (right) took his papal name from Pope Leo XIII with the late 19th century (left). (Getty Images/Fox News)

“In fact, Pope Leo says in that letter, after the requirements of necessity and suitability are fulfilled in your life, the rest of what you own belongs to the poor,” Barron continued. “It’s not just a standard, boring, the main point of view. It’s a pretty revolutionary statement. But you notice a lovely balance in that letter to” to “privately owned, great” no “socialism and Marxism, but a great ‘yes’ to the universal destination of the goods. Leo sets the tone for the rest of the rest Catholic social teaching That followed him. “

In conclusion, Barron said that he felt that the pre -Choice of Leo XIV made a new pope “a very interesting player” in terms of debate between the right and the left in politics.

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“[Leo XVI] I did not answer that I said that these 1,000 times-on and other great representatives of Catholic social learning do not fit into our left and right categories, “Barron said.” They do not fit into the Democrat-Repelity, they are in the space beyond these differences. So, I think that may be the most interesting about him. “