About this episode

The election of Pope Leo XIV prompts Bobby and Khalil to share their hopes for his papacy and reflect on his early statements. They discuss his choice of name and the questions people bring to a new pope's leadership.

We talk about tradition and modernization, the use of Latin at Mass, and the way progressive and conservative groups respond to a new pontificate. The discussion also considers bishops' relationships with their communities and allowing time to understand a pope's work. This episode captures Bobby and Khalil's response near the beginning of Leo XIV's papacy.

In this episode

  • Bobby and Khalil's hopes for Leo XIV's papacy
  • Questions about his choice of name
  • Tradition and modernization
  • Latin at Mass
  • Bishops and their relationships with their communities

Bobby Fredericksen and Khalil Hattar