US EditionPope Leo XIV under fire after 2012 anti-LGBTQ+ remarks resurface, pride flag snub video goes viral
- Pope Leo XIV publicly appeared on May 12, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica where a video showed him avoiding a pride flag.
- The video resurfaced amid prior 2012 anti-LGBTQ+ remarks he made at a world synod, renewing debate over his views on LGBTQ+ issues.
- Pope Leo XIV, the 267th pope and first American elected on May 8, 2025, has faced scrutiny for his brother Louis Prevost's vulgar pro-Trump social media posts.
- The video, which has amassed over 1.4 million views on X, has garnered praise from conservatives who view Leo’s response as a firm opposition to progressive influence.
- This controversy highlights public uncertainty about whether Pope Leo XIV will continue Pope Francis's more inclusive approach or uphold traditional stances.
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Pope Leo XIV under fire after 2012 anti-LGBTQ+ remarks resurface, pride flag snub video goes viral
Pope Leo XIV, previously Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, faces scrutiny for his conservative views on LGBTQ+ issues, contrasting with Pope Francis's inclusive approach.
Pope Leo's Brother Sparks Outrage Over Vile Posts About Nancy Pelosi And Parents Of Trans Kids
The brother of Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born Roman Catholic Augustine cleric who last week became the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, is facing heated criticism after some of his older Facebook posts resurfaced and revealed that he'd shared a video calling Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi a "drunk c**nt" as well as a transphobic meme about transgender children. For instance, in an April 23 post, Prevost claimed that former President Obama desired “t…
Pope Leo XIV’s brother scorches trans people, female politicians and anti-Trump Democrats online
The oldest brother of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has written and shared a series of vulgar posts and memes on social media.Among the accusations: anyone with a transgender child is “a sh- - ty parent”; former House Speaker and fellow Catholic Nancy Pelosi is a “drunken c- - - ”; and “anti-Trump Democrats” should “be arrested and tried for subversion and even treason against the U.S.A.”The tone of the posts appears to be nothing new, dating well b…
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