US EditionSunny Hostin Expresses Support for Pope Leo XIV After Learning of Haitian Heritage
- On May 12, 2025, Sunny Hostin, co-host of ABC's The View, expressed her support for Pope Leo XIV after learning about his Haitian and Black maternal ancestry.
- Hostin initially voiced concern over the Pope's 2012 comments that challenged acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities and non-traditional family arrangements.
- After genealogical research revealed Pope Leo XIV's maternal grandparents were documented as people of color with Haitian and Black ancestry, Hostin changed her perspective.
- Hostin expressed enthusiasm about having a Black pope, describing it as “a chef’s kiss,” while her co-hosts, including Ana Navarro and Whoopi Goldberg, commended Pope Leo XIV for his leadership and his defense of press freedom.
- The election of the American Pope Leo XIV symbolizes broader diversity within the Catholic Church and offers a voice against injustices, especially toward U.S. Immigrants.
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'The View' Host Reverses Stance on Pope Leo XIV
On May 12, 2025, co-host Sunny Hostin of ABC’s “The View” reversed her previous criticism of Pope Leo XIV upon discovering his Black and Haitian heritage. Initially expressing concern over the Pope’s traditional views on marriage and family, Hostin later celebrated his ancestry, stating, “We actually have a black pope! It’s like a chef’s kiss for me.” Hostin’s initial apprehension stemmed from Pope Leo XIV’s 2012 remarks criticizing the “homosex…
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The Gateway PunditSunny Hostin 'Concerned' About the New Pope, Flips Days Later After Learning He Has 'Black Roots'
Thank you, Sunny Hostin. (No, not for that, or that other thing, and definitely not for this.) Conservatives and people with more than two brain cells everywhere should celebrate what […] The post Watch: Sunny Hostin 'Concerned' About the New Pope, Flips Days Later After Learning He Has 'Black Roots' appeared first on The Western Journal.
Race-Obsessed Sunny Hostin Reveals Absurd Reason She Now Likes The Pope: ‘It’s Like A Chef’s Kiss’ * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Russell Bartlett
While “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin initially expressed serious misgivings about Pope Leo XIV due to his biblical stance on issues like marriage, she has come around on the recently appointed pontiff due to one detail about his ethnic heritage. When she found out that he’s technically not just another White pope, she suddenly found the Chicago native much more acceptable. According to the Daily Wire: “As it turns out, our new American pope ha…
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