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White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots. [View all]
GEEZ..no wonder the repukes hate him....he could be 'One of them there people..."
Leo XIV is a member of a religious order named for the famous African St. Augustine of Hippo.
Louisiana Creole expert Jari Honora has traced Prevost's ancestry to the Black community of New Orleans. His maternal ancestors lived in the Crescent City before migrating to Chicago in the early 20th century, Honora said.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/white-smoke-black-pope-genealogist-says-leo-xiv-has-louisiana-african-roots
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