Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—was elected the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the United States.

Robert Francis Prevost was elevated to the rank of cardinal on September 30, 2023, by Pope Francis during a consistory held at the Vatican. He was assigned the title of Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Monica degli Agostiniani.

While the corporate media hails Leo XIV as a centrist, a deeper dive into his public statements and social media activity reveals a different story: this pope is unabashedly pro-open borders and has openly criticized conservative leaders—most notably, Vice President J.D. Vance—for standing up for American sovereignty.

A review of Leo XIV's X, account shows a pattern of left-leaning political advocacy. On February 3, he shared an article from the far-left National Catholic Reporter titled, "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others"—a clear jab at Vance's call for immigration policies that prioritize American citizens.

Just days later, on February 12, he doubled down by promoting another piece slamming Vance's Christian worldview as it relates to border security.

The article criticized the Vice President's defense of the ordo amoris—the Christian principle of ordering our loves and responsibilities, with special emphasis on one's nation, family, and community.

And most recently, Leo XIV retweeted Catholic commentator Rocco Palmo's post blasting both President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for enforcing immigration laws.

The tweet reads, "As Trump & Bukele use Oval to Feds' illicit deportation of a US resident (https://bit.ly/3ROMjnP), once an undoc-ed Salvadorean himself, now-DC Aux +Evelio asks, "Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?""

Vice President J.D. Vance, a vocal advocate for enforcing U.S. immigration law, has long argued that love for one's neighbor must begin with defending one's family and country from policies that encourage lawlessness and human trafficking.

Vance always says that we cannot be a nation without borders, and we cannot be a people without order.