{"id":6007,"date":"2025-05-09T22:04:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/brother-says-pope-leo-xiv-always-had-that-calling\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T22:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:04:27","slug":"brother-says-pope-leo-xiv-always-had-that-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/brother-says-pope-leo-xiv-always-had-that-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother says Pope Leo XIV always “had that calling”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Growing up, Louis Prevost knew there was something special about his brother, Pope Leo XIV<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We knew as a family from a very young age, there was something special about Rob,” Louis told CBS News Friday of his brother, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost. “While I was out playing boy games, you know, whether it was baseball, cops and robbers, tag, flashlight, whatever kid games. Rob used to like to play priest.”<\/p>\n

Prevost recalled his brother conducting mass and giving holy communion when he was 7 or 8 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Since way back then, he’s had that calling,” Louis said.<\/p>\n

Leo<\/a><\/span> was announced as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday. He grew up alongside his two older siblings, Louis and John, in the Chicago area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Louis, now a Florida resident, said he found out the life-changing news the same way his brother John<\/a><\/span> and everyone else did \u2014 by watching TV.<\/p>\n

“And as soon as he went ‘Ro-‘, my mind blew up, because I knew ‘Ro-‘ was going to turn into Roberto. And sure enough, Roberto Francisco,” Louis told CBS News. “And I went nuts. I lost it. Mind blown. My little brother was just made pope. Oh my God. What do I do? How do I act? Do I have to change the way I live? I better behave now.”<\/p>\n

Louis said that he hasn’t gotten a chance to speak to his younger brother to congratulate him, but understands that he is starting a new life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He will always be Rob,” Prevost said. “If we do get over there and do get to meet him, I’m still going to treat him like my little brother. Give him a hug, say ‘Rob, you idiot, what have you done?’ Take his hat off and give him a nuggie.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

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