Chateau Lloyd

It was interesting to see the reaction to Pope Leo XIV's election yesterday.  It was something of a masterclass of distortion, click-bait and ill-informed pronouncements.  I figured it best to wait a day and let the chaff be separated from the wheat so that I could form an informed opinion.

Not that it matters, but I think he will do well.  Despite constant spamming and distortion, he is not a rabid progressive but a thoughtful Catholic steeped in the Augustinian tradition.  This sets him very much apart from his predecessor, who disdained tradition and rejoiced in chaos.

Leo has thus far been his polar opposite, using traditional vestments and even conducting his first Mass in Latin (albeit using the Novus Ordo) format.

It's been interesting seeing people who initially panicked over his selection come around to realize that he's quite orthodox and always has been.  Of course, there is now a permanent group of Catholic media whose only source off income is convincing its audience that the pope is a communist.

If nothing else, his elevation has helped to conclusively demonstrate which conservative Catholics are serious and which are just their for the hot takes and clickbait.

And for what comes next, I remain resigned to God's will and filled with hope that better days are at hand.