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Polybius

(19,866 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:48 PM 13 hrs ago

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 November’s 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.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/pope-leo-xiv-politics-voting.html

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Pope Leo XIV Has Voted Often in Illinois, Public Records Show (Original Post) Polybius 13 hrs ago OP
So wait JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #1
Well, not cool if he intends to continue voting republican. Escurumbele 13 hrs ago #2
I've got a feeling JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #3
Trump is probably going to send Ice to the Vatican to import him. chowder66 13 hrs ago #4
I don't see this guy voting for Trump iemanja 13 hrs ago #5
I don't see him voting for Harris either Polybius 11 hrs ago #6
Interesting, I had not seen that comment by him. fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #7

JustAnotherGen

(34,850 posts)
3. I've got a feeling
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:59 PM
13 hrs ago

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.

fujiyamasan

(92 posts)
7. Interesting, I had not seen that comment by him.
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:07 AM
10 hrs ago

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 we’ll likely ever see.

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