> Pope Leo XIV
> born chicago 1955
> nobody special. just a catholic kid from the suburbs
> played "mass" with his brothers at home as a kid
> studied math at uni. not even theology. math
> graduated then walked straight into a monastery same year
> ordained priest at 26
> rome called him
> flew over. got a full doctorate in canon law
> could've stayed in rome living comfortable
> went to peru instead
> first mission: chulucanas. semi-arid desert at the foot of the andes
> spent his first year doing disaster relief after el niño floods hit the regio
> went back to chicago briefly to finish his thesis
> then went straight back to peru
> settled in trujillo. stayed there for nearly a decade
> this was during peru's civil war
> witnessed car bombs & military crackdowns (he stayed)
> learned spanish. founded a parish. trained future priests
> travelled by horse on difficult roads to reach isolated communities in the mountain valleys
> spoke out publicly against fujimori's government (when other bishops stayed quiet)
> went back to chicago in 1999
> won election as head of the augustinian province on reputation alone
> 2001: elected to lead the entire worldwide augustinian order
> ran it for 12 years. based in rome. travelled every continent
> never gave interviews. never chased headlines
> 2023: francis called him to rome
> made him the man who decides who becomes a bishop anywhere on earth
> made cardinal september 2023
> two years later, francis died
> second day of the conclave. fourth ballot
> walked out onto the balcony of st peter's basilica
> spoke for 10 minutes in flawless italian
> speaks 5 languages. holds 2 passports
> first american pope in 2,000 years of church history
> first augustinian pope ever
> two years earlier he was one of 5,400 bishops with zero global visibility
Every vatican insider said an american pope was impossible...
The 9ers.. with No Bosa and No Fred for A LOT of the year.. were fighting for the #1 seed the last week of the season.. and now they have walked into The Linc and knocked off the world champs
WHAT A TEAM
WHAT A WIN
Brock Purdy is on a different planet.
How will his detractors over the past 3 years possibly regain their credibility? Analysis failure of epic proportions at the sport's most important position — with elite tape and data staring right at them the whole time
Yall hated Jimmy g for checking down and being efficient and wanted a QB to push the down field.
You get Purdy who is efficient and pushes the ball downfield more than 95% of QB’s but now hate him and want Mac Jones to replace him who’s doing exactly what Jimmy did LOL
#49ers
4-1 overall
3-0 in the division
4-0 in the conference
Missing QB1, WR1, TE1, DE1, WR2, WR3 on the road on a short week and they pull out a W.
Kyle Shanahan’s the early leader for Coach of the Year.