Pope Leo XIV never encouraged people to 'be woke'

Pope Leo XIV never encouraged people to 'be woke'

"Woke means awakened by compassion," the meme read, "Be awake. Be loving. Be woke."

Not Francis 2.0: Why Pope Leo XIV is a problem for the 'woke' agenda

Lots of people are wondering whether Pope Leo XIV is a reformer in the same vein as Pope Francis or more of a traditionalist like Francis’ two predecessors. It depends on the issue, but to those who think he is a clone of Francis, they are wrong. Importantly, he is not an ideologue. It is striking to see some celebrating what they claim is a “woke” pope, while others are bemoaning that he is one. Neither is right. The left exists for one thing…

Garrity: A woke pope

Msgr. Paul V. Garrity The ink was barely dry on the official document that made Cardinal Robert Prevost the 266th successor to St. Peter when right wing pundits began branding him as woke. Before he became Pope Leo XIV, he had previously corrected Vice-president Vance over his misrepresentation of St. Augustine. Contrary to Vance’s assertion, […]