I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! Reading is good!
KRIS WILL JUMP FROM THE TALLEST BUILDING!
And Mr TheOne should be FIRED IMMEDIATELY!

Here are tidbits on Pope Leo's heritage:
"Pope Leo's ancestry traces back to the Black community of New Orleans. His maternal ancestors lived in the Crescent city before migrating to Chicago in early 20th century."

tidbit:
"The family were free people of color prior to the Civil War. When they moved to Chicago between 1910 and 1912, they 'passed' into the white world."

tidbit:
"According to the U.S. Census, Prevost's mother [the pope's mother], the late Mildred Martinez, was the mixed-race daughter of Black property owners, the Haitian-born Joseph Martinez and New Orleans native Louise Baquie, a Creole."

tidbit:
"Both of Pope Leo's maternal grandparents, Joseph and Louise Martinez, are listed as Black in a Census record from 1900. Joseph is recorded as a cigar maker who was born in 'Hayti'[Haiti]".


.. with that kind of heritage, dude is Black, especially with the Haitian connection! And it's more than just mischief. Lawwd.

LOL.. so thanks Maestro, for giving us our Creole/Black/Mulatto/biracial/mixed race Pope Leo XIV. Amen

LOL.. the 'Great Black Discoverer' is now FIRED! (I wanted to ambush him with this).

btw, my curiosity was piqued after seeing a pic of a young Pope Leo. I saw his hair and my mind went 'hmmmm?' Plus on reading about his parents bio, they tended to be vague about his mothers so-called "Spanish roots". Anyway...