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Friday, May. 16, 2025

Did Pope Leo XIV share a social media post about praying for George Floyd? 

Winter Keefer, MinnPost
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After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, shared a post by Bishop Michael Burbidge that expressed continued prayer and a desire for healing for Floyd and his family. 

The new pope has faced deep scrutiny of his political views and social media presence since white smoke appeared from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel May 8, marking Prevost’s election by the Conclave. This scrutiny included people either praising or decrying the new pope’s shared support for Floyd and his family. 

Scrutiny of the new pope spiked as Catholics looked to gauge his politics. 

Former Pope Francis was widely seen as a progressive figure in the Catholic Church. While Pope Leo XIV has shown similar progressivism on social issues, he takes a conservative position on doctrinal matters. For example, he opposed the ordination of women as deacons.  

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