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Why am I internet-stalking the pope?

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Robert Francis Prevost , now Pope Leo XIV , was from Chicago , with a bio full of cultural touchstones that the American meme economy grasped immediately.

The memes came first , naturally, flying in harder and faster than they ever did with Pope Francis , because the new pope was American .

The pope only has an hour — if that — between being chosen and revealing himself to the world.

Anyone who harbored the ambition of becoming the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion people worldwide would probably make sure his socials were secure before he surrendered his electronic devices at the conclave.

The pope inheriting a role that supposedly dates back to the time of Jesus and was established by Saint Peter the Apostle , whose predecessors are ancient saints and medieval rulers.

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66

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61

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33

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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