Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother stood by his choice to share a social media put up that referred to California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as a “drunk c–t,” declaring Monday, “I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t type of consider it.”
Louis Prevost didn’t search forgiveness for the foul-mouthed insult directed on the former Home speaker whereas he predicted to Piers Morgan what the primary assembly could be like between President Trump and the brand new pope.
The wide-ranging interview with the pontiff’s brother and self-professed Donald Trump fan comes as media retailers reported on a tranche of Fb posts that Prevost, 73, both shared or wrote earlier than his brother — previously generally known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — was chosen as successor to the late Pope Francis.
One inflammatory put up was a video shared by Prevost from one other social media person that confirmed Pelosi in 1996 speaking about tariffs with a caption slamming her, together with calling her the c-word.
“Nicely, I posted it, and I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t type of consider it,” Prevost stated on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” earlier than he expressed a little bit of remorse.
“Nevertheless, I had no concept what was coming this quickly, and I can let you know, since then, I’ve been very quiet, biting my tongue at a number of the stuff that’s on the market on social media, as a result of I don’t wish to create waves that don’t have to be there as a result of I’m a MAGA kind and I’ve my beliefs,” he added. “I don’t must create warmth for [Leo], he’s going to have sufficient.”
Whereas Louis Prevost acknowledged Leo isn’t as conservative as he’s, he insisted the pope received’t again homosexual marriage or ladies clergymen, and claimed he’s not “woke.”
“I don’t know that I’d even go that far to say he’s woke,” he stated when requested by Morgan.
“I don’t assume he’s going to go, pull the church exhausting left,” Prevost additionally stated. “I believe he’s going to be down the center.”
He stated whereas he believes Leo will welcome homosexual folks into church, equally to Francis, he doesn’t assume Leo will make a push for same-sex marriage. He additionally stated he would possibly put ladies in advisory positions inside the church, however received’t approve of them turning into clergymen.
When Morgan requested Prevost about his brother’s potential relationship with Trump, he hinted at a slight confrontation, though he doesn’t consider they’ll be “enemies.”
“If and when he meets with President Trump, I don’t doubt there will probably be some bumps within the dialogue and a few heated dialog,” he stated.
Leo was elected pope final week to a lot fanfare and has since revealed some of his positions as he takes the helm of the Catholic church.
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