Conservative Brother Of Leo Xiv Says New Pope Isn't ‘woke,’ Praises His Devotion To The Church

Pope Leo XIV’s blimpish relative said successful an question and reply this week that while nan caller pontiff is "much much wide than I am," he's not "woke."

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected arsenic nan first American pope past week, taking nan sanction of Pope Leo XIV. He has been described arsenic a discuss campaigner betwixt nan much accepted and progressive factions of nan Roman Catholic Church.

One of his 2 brothers, Louis Prevost, an outspoken societal conservative, has pushed backmost against accusations that Pope Leo will service arsenic a alleged "woke" successor to the precocious Pope Francis. On Monday, "Uncensored" big Piers Morgan pressed him aggregate times connected whether he believes his relative will beryllium a "very wide pope."

"No, I do not," Prevost said, arguing that while he will not rotation backmost changes that nan precocious Pope Francis made, he will surely not beryllium a far-left leader.

Louis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's brother, based on that nan caller pope will take sides doctrinal tradition, and based on that his much left-wing positions are informed by his clip spent pinch nan mediocre successful Peru.

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"He wasn’t, like, ace political," Prevost said of knowing him arsenic they grew up together. "He’s not left, he’s not right, he looks astatine nan full scene, takes accusation from some sides, and someway finds a measurement to spell down nan mediate and not ruffle excessively galore feathers."

He acknowledged that Pope Leo, for illustration different members of nan church, has criticized President Donald Trump's methods amid nan migrant crisis, but astatine nan aforesaid time, he "understands that there’s laws involved." He added, "He whitethorn return discourtesy pinch nan method successful which they’re moving group retired and remark connected that," but nonetheless, "you still person to travel nan rules of nan law."

"If and erstwhile he meets pinch President Trump, I don’t uncertainty location will beryllium immoderate bumps successful nan chat and immoderate heated conversation," he said, but "I don’t deliberation either of them will rustle up for illustration we saw pinch Trump and Zelenskyy successful nan White House."

Morgan replied, "The proposal is your relative whitethorn beryllium a touch connected nan ‘woke’ side. I cognize you’re beautiful ‘anti-woke’ yourself. Can you corroborate aliases contradict that your relative is ‘woke’?"

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of nan United States appears connected nan pavilion of St. Peter's Basilica, astatine nan Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

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"I don’t moreover cognize that I’d spell that acold to opportunity he’s ‘woke,’" Prevost answered. "He’s astir apt overmuch much wide than I am, but that’s us." He noted nan pope's activity pinch nan mediocre successful Peru arsenic important to him.

When asked astir nan pope’s beliefs astir hot-button issues successful nan Church specified arsenic group petitioning for female priests and endorsement of cheery marriage, Prevost said that was not going to happen.

"No, I don’t spot him allowing priests to marry, aliases women to beryllium priests. I don’t spot him-he’s not that wide that I’ve seen, no," he said, later suggesting, "I don’t deliberation we’ll spot him endorse cheery marriage."

"I deliberation because of his studies successful canon rule and his background, he's still-at his roots he's Catholic, and he follows nan rules of nan Church, and he whitethorn beryllium capable to alteration immoderate rules aliases modify immoderate rules arsenic Pope, I don't spot him going there," Prevost said. "I conscionable successful each nan years we've grown up together, he whitethorn beryllium wide connected immoderate things, but there's still that basic, ‘you person to maintain, you know, nan rules of nan Church."

Pope Leo XIV prays complete members of nan world media successful nan Paul VI Hall astatine nan Vatican connected May 12, 2025.  (Domenico Stinellis)

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"It sounds for illustration he mightiness really beryllium a small spot much blimpish than Donald Trump erstwhile they yet get together," Morgan replied.

"Well, I don't cognize that I’d spell that far," Prevost said. "He understands nan laws are location for a reason, and they're meant to beryllium followed."