Joy, Gratitude from Prelates for ‘Darn Good’ Pope
Joy, Gratitude from Prelates for ‘Darn Good’ Pope who is ‘a gift’ to the church
A day after the conclusive papal election, more U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for the ministry of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from their own nation.
“It’s a great moment of exhilaration and hope and promise for the church,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York in a video posted May 9 to his X account. “We have a pope. And take my word for it, he’s a darn good one.”
The cardinal — who quipped he was “kind of glad for the church that I’m not pope” — was joined in his reaction by prelates across the country.