Editing Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God (section)

=== Significant Leos ===
Dali sends this article from National Geographic: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/pope-name-pontiff-leo-meaning Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. Here's the history behind the papal name Leo]

==== Leo I the Great, 5th century ====
* Met and turned away Attila the Hun
* Doctor of the Church
* Helped define hypostatic union: Christ is two natures, united in one person "with neither confusion nor division"
* Consolidated papal authority

==== Leo III ====
* Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor (HRE)
** Leo was attacked in 799 by enemies, Charlemagne defended him
** Part of the crowning was that Leo took an "oath of purgation" to cover scandalous charges against him
* Exercised authority of Byzantium which took offense but could do nothing about it
* Affirmed that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the father and the son (filioque)

==== Leo VII ====

* is only Pope to be both an Antipope and a Pope
* see John XII below for more

==== Leo IX ====
* Oversaw the "Great Schism" between Rome and the Eastern (Byzantine) Church

* mostly a political fight but also includes serious theological disagreements, such as regarding ''Filoque''

==== Leo XI ====
* One of the shortest pontificates, 1 month (April 1 to April 27)
* not much else to say!

==== Leo XII ====

* Leo XII was selected because he was thought to be about to die; 
** he lived another 6 years, suffering terribly but stoically 
* was alleged to have had an affair with the wife of a Swiss Guard
** the accusation was likely from enemies
* pushed teaching in Latin
* attacked rights of Jews, including to hold property
* here for his carriage: [[wikipedia:Pope_Leo_XII#/media/File:Grand_Gala_Berlin.jpg|Grand Gala Berlin - Pope Leo XII - Wikipedia]]

[[File:Leo_XIII,_1887.jpg|thumb|319x319px|Pope Leo XIII in 1887]]

==== Leo XIII ====

* followed Pius IX, and thus inherited the 
* known as the "Social Pope" or "Pope of the Workers" for his "social doctrines" regarding rights of workers and charity for the poor
* continued Pius IX's Marian teachings and promoted the Rosary and use of Marian scapulars
** called "the Rosary Pope"
* promoted Thomism (teachings of Thomas Aquinas) which had fallen from favor
* had a vision of demons attacking Rome and composed the [[Prayers#Saint Michael the Archangel|Saint Michael the Archangel prayer]]
** mandated recital of the prayer after every Mass
* was oldest Pope to serve
* his papacy lasted 25 years, fourth longest after Pius IX (31 years) and Saint Peter (38 years)

==== Leo XIV ====

* first American Pope
* we'll see!