# The GOOD Party is calling on Pope Leo the 14th to walk in the footsteps of his predecessors by championing justice, compassion, and equality. Born Robert Prevost in Chicago, the 69-year-old is the first American to be elected pope. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the pontiff assumes the sacred responsibility of guiding over a billion faithful with full and supreme authority in matters of faith, morality, church discipline, and governance:
GOOD Party calls on the new Pope to champion justice and equality [SOUND]
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