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13. TY! I Discovered that myself when I Searched for

Fri May 9, 2025, 12:20 AM

20 hrs ago

Pope Leo XIV's Heritage and I posted it on a Thread.. Fascinating.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20303449

Mahalo for Posting this, pnwmom! A lot more information and history..

I've never been interested in a Pope before but here we are.

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White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots [View all] pnwmom 23 hrs ago OP

I wonder JustAnotherGen 23 hrs ago #1

yep. tread lightly here. stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #2

He does not appear to have discussed his ancestry publicly - Ms. Toad 22 hrs ago #8

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom 21 hrs ago #11

and you prove my point ... stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #15

and yet you seem to be very insistent ? stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #20

I wasn't disputing his ancestry. Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #21

You conflated a description of his ancestry by others Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #24

It wasn't my caption. It was the article's title. nt pnwmom 4 hrs ago #31

... Solly Mack 23 hrs ago #3

That is so cool. Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #5

Better every minute!!! elleng 22 hrs ago #6

LOL, I had just added that to the OP. And I agree -- better yet! pnwmom 22 hrs ago #7

I even wonder why this is a topic of our conversation. CTyankee 6 hrs ago #22

More to love about mzmolly 22 hrs ago #10

TY! I Discovered that myself when I Searched for Cha 20 hrs ago #13

Clickbait headline BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #17

Cool Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #19

A mongrel American just like me! SARose 5 hrs ago #27

We with Louisiana roots all have African genes TexLaProgressive 5 hrs ago #28

I'm more interested in the Prevost side ms liberty 4 hrs ago #30