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Shaun McAfee was raised Protestant but at 24, he experienced a profound conversion to the Catholic Church with the writings of James Cardinal Gibbons and modern apologists. He is the author of Filling Our Father’s House (Sophia Institute Press), among other books, and holds a Masters in Dogmatic Theology. …
When the newly elected pope stepped out onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and took the name Leo XIV, it wasn’t just a nod to tradition. It was a deliberate echo of a name carried by thirteen popes before him, beginning with Leo the Great, the 5th-century Doctor of the Church renowned for defending orthodoxy and engaging the turbulent politics of a collapsing Roman Empire. But it is perhaps Leo XIII—the late 19th-century “Pope of the Rosary,” philosopher, social reformer, and prolific writer—whose influence may be most relevant today.
This isn’t to suggest a simplistic “here’s what to expect” from the new pontificate. Rather, it invites a reflection: if a name signals affinity, inspiration, or continuity, then the choice of “Leo” may shed light on the spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral vision that Pope Leo XIV hopes to continue. …