“It was a shocking moment,” he told the Daily Herald. My niece and I were on the phone, and we were both in shock. Then my mobile, iPad, and phone all went crazy.
And Rob, as we have called him since he was a young child, knew he would become a priest as soon as he was able to walk.
“A neighbor once declared that he will become pope at some point. How would you describe that prognosis?
Remarkably, the day before the conclave began, Pope Leo even made a suggestion that he might be chosen, and the two even discussed names he could take.
But Pope Leo would later disregard some of his brother’s recommendations regarding his choice of name.
John recollected their exchange: “He asked, ‘What should my name be?'” We began reciting names only for the sake of reciting them.
