Media positions Pope Leo XIV as potential 'counterweight' to Trump

Pope Leo XIV has been hailed as a major contrast to President Donald Trump by some in the press after the American-born cardinal was chosen to be the next leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, with several liberal media figures wondering if he will serve as a counterbalance to the president and his policies. 

"I think it’s so timely that we have an American pope because we are going through things in this country, and it is good to show the world that not all American leaders are the same.