Statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV

Please read the following statement from Elizabeth May, MP elect for Saanich–Gulf Islands, on the election of Pope Leo XIV to succeed Pope Francis:

“Congratulations to the world’s Catholics on the election of their new pope, a cardinal from Chicago – Robert Prevost – who served for decades in Peru. He recently rebuked JD Vance saying he was wrong and that “Jesus does not ask us to rank our love for others.”