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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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> which has real name that is different Always saying "United States of America" would be rather cumbersome. But it's the reward for being the first country on the content to become independent. Everybody else afterwards had to pick more specific names tot avoid any confusion. BTW Columbia was also frequently used as a generic name for the American Continent back in the 1700s and 1800s. The modern country of Colombia…

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Sure but most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the USA, otherwise they'll say "the Americas" or "North American" or "South American" or refer to a specific country. It's just a reality that a lot of people don't want to face, but you have to be pragmatic in life for the most part.

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Is Pope Leo eligible to be voted President of the United States?

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Successor of St Peter?

They are referring to Peter the Apostle, who was the first bishop of Rome [0] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter

Yes, the “on this rock I will build my church” guy.

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Only in the Latin Orthodox division.

Most Christians are Catholics.

No, I think in the US most Christians are Protestant.

I didn't qualify it as Catholic Championship because I thought any "World Championship" would imply a central authority and thus Catholicism would be implicit. But then again it may be organized by a Federation.

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> which has real name that is different Always saying "United States of America" would be rather cumbersome. But it's the reward for being the first country on the content to become independent. Everybody else afterwards had to pick more specific names tot avoid any confusion. BTW Columbia was also frequently used as a generic name for the American Continent back in the 1700s and 1800s. The modern country of Colombia…

> Well always saying "United States of America" would be rather cumbersome.

Then they should have chosen another name

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Some jokes I saw on Reddit: He is to be referred to as, "Da Pope." "Ketchup to be banned in the Vatican." "He's going to replace Communion Wine with Malört."

Dislike Chicagoans ketchup?

Yes. I think at this point it's more of a meme than a trend, but tbh I will not take Ketchup on my Hot Dogs / Red Hots just as a shibboleth signal.

That said, there are exceptions (my sister is dead to me though...)

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