The Catholic Church has its first American pope, but real Catholics are holding their breath. Pope Leo XIV takes office after years of chaos under Pope Francis. Will he clean up the mess or keep pushing the liberal agenda?

Bishop Joseph Strickland’s fate is the first big test. Francis fired him for defending biblical truth against woke politics. Now conservatives demand Leo XIV bring Strickland back. If he doesn’t, it’s a bad sign. The Church can’t heal without strong leaders who refuse to compromise.

Pope Francis left believers confused. He hugged sinners but attacked tradition. Latin Mass bans. Soft words on sin. A Vatican more focused on climate change than salvation. Real Catholics want a pope who fights for truth, not feel-good slogans.

Early signs are mixed. Leo XIV talks about “building bridges,” but bridges need solid foundations. You can’t negotiate with a collapsing culture. Conservatives pray he’ll dump Francis’s playbook and restore clear teaching on life, family, and faith.

The media loves calling Leo XIV “progressive.” Don’t buy it. Real progress means returning to 2,000 years of tradition. The Church survived empires and dictators. It won’t survive pandering to leftist fads.

Pray for Pope Leo XIV. The globalists and fake Catholics will pressure him daily. He needs courage to purge the rot in the Vatican. Bureaucrats have hidden God’s truth under layers of political correctness.

America’s founding was rooted in faith. Now an American pope must lead the worldwide Church back to its roots. No more “Who am I to judge?” nonsense. The world doesn’t need a therapist-in-chief. It needs a shepherd.

Hope remains. Leo XIV knows the damage. He saw Francis’s failures up close. Patriots and believers everywhere demand he fix this mess. The choice is simple: rescue the Church or watch it crumble.