Pope Leo XIV Has Voted Often in Illinois, Public Records Show
Source: NY Times
Pope Leo XIV has voted several times in his home state of Illinois in recent years, public records show, including with an absentee ballot in last Novembers presidential election.
According to records from Will County, in suburban Chicago, the pope has voted in three Republican primaries since 2012 and no Democratic primaries in that time. He most recently voted in a Republican primary in 2016.
The records show that he did not vote in Will County in the 2020 presidential election or in the 2022 midterm election.
In Illinois, where Democrats dominate in statewide elections, voters do not register as members of a political party. American citizens living outside the country remain eligible to vote.
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JustAnotherGen
(34,850 posts)He could vote in future elections? Cool!
Escurumbele
(3,783 posts)JustAnotherGen
(34,850 posts)That won't be the case. He's probably a Republican like my Mayor is. When she ran in 2022 she went out and pulled up her signs if someone had a Trump sign. Her office is a Trump Hate space.
chowder66
(10,499 posts)iemanja
(55,938 posts)Polybius
(19,866 posts)His mentor Pope Francis called the election the lesser of two evils.
Pope Francis: U.S. election a choice of lesser of two evils"
fujiyamasan
(92 posts)It may have had to do with Francis' view of Gaza, which he had spoken about several times, which I believe were somewhat controversial.
I could be wrong, but Francis is about as liberal a pope well likely ever see.