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'A watershed moment': Evangelical leaders react to Pope Leo XIV

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Evangelical and other Protestant leaders have provided a range of reactions to the election of Pope Leo XIV, from some believing he is exactly what the world needs to others who fear he will be a "woke" pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV, who was Cardinal Robert Prevost, became the first pope born in the United States of America on Thursday, as he was elected the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church.

In statements shared with The Christian Post, Protestant leaders have offered their thoughts on the Chicago-native's confirmation to the papacy. The following pages highlight their responses.

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Umm...

Since the pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, does it really matter what non-Roman Catholics think of him? Serious question.
It’s nice to have good relations with our separated brethren in Christ. I do think it matters what they think of him. There are too many that have an opinion of him and the faith that’s way off. Of course you are always going to have those that look to the pope and the RCC for all the gloom and doom and the ushering in of end times because of their understanding of their theology. It’s always good to look or think of others honestly and fairly. Even if you disagree or don’t particularly like them for whatever reason.
 
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Umm...

Since the pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, does it really matter what non-Roman Catholics think of him? Serious question.
To answer this question, ask yourself the following: Since Donald Trump is the leader of the United States of America, does it really matter what non-Americans think of him?
 
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To answer this question, ask yourself the following: Since Donald Trump is the leader of the United States of America, does it really matter what non-Americans think of him?
My answer is no, it doesn't. It seems kind of insulting to Roman Catholics to think that the opinions of other denominations on who is elected pope has some kind of weight. Certainly the secular world seem to think their opinions matter when it comes to religion, but the Roman Catholics don't answer to them or any other denomination - nor should they.
 
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My answer is no, it doesn't. It seems kind of insulting to Roman Catholics to think that the opinions of other denominations on who is elected pope has some kind of weight. Certainly the secular world seem to think their opinions matter when it comes to religion, but the Roman Catholics don't answer to them or any other denomination - nor should they.

Since Vatican II, the Roman Catholic Church has taken up the cause of Christian unity, and it has influenced how they have approached even their internal politics and self-understanding to some degree. And there is general agreement among all parties that the burden of responsibility probably has to fall on them to a great degree, since Catholicism is the larger religious group that was part of the schism and disputes from the Reformation.. Even though Catholics and Protestant churches are not united in full fellowship, large historic Protestant churches, including the global Reformed communion I am part of, do recognize the validity of Rome's baptism.
 
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