Did Cardinal Robert Prevost -- "Pope Leo XIV" -- give any reasons for choosing "Leo"?
- It was Pope Leo X who authorized the sale of indulgences that led to Martin Luther's 95 Theses and eventually the Protestant Reformation.
- It was Pope Leo XIII (the "Social Pope") who wrote the encyclical "Rerum novarum," which condemned both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism.
- The much earlier "St." Leo the Great helped prepare for the definition of Chalcedon (451 A.D.)
Quick internet researches indicate that "his views align closely with his predecessor's"...here's a [report](https://collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/robert-francis-prevost/) ...any RCs care to comment?
Today is the anniversary of the apparition of the Archangel Michael to Pope Leo XIII, which Pope then gave us the St. Michael prayer.
I Leo XIII also wrote the encyclical "Rerum Novarum," a seminal teaching document on capital and labor that has shaped the Church's approach to human dignity in the economic sphere in modern times.
