Nearly One Million People Can’t Get Enough Of This Clip Where Pope Leo Scolds His Brother For Not Answering The Phone Following His Election

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Nearly One Million People Can’t Get Enough Of This Clip Where Pope Leo Scolds His Brother For Not Answering The Phone Following His Election

There’s a new person with the “Most Famous American” title, and for once, it’s not the president — it’s Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost, who now goes by

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Elected to the papacy last week, you can imagine how excited friends and loved ones of Pope Leo may have been… and how people were calling the Pope’s brother, John Prevost, non-stop following the announcement.

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During a sit down

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with the Asscociated Press, a reporter noted that, “The phone was ringing non-stop during the entire interview [with John].”

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“But,” the reporter continued. “There was a particular phone call that was coming from a tablet in the basement, and John told me that might be the Pope.”

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John immediately stopped the interview to get to the tablet. However — WHOOPS. He realized he had a few missed calls from the Pope.

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“Oh,” John said upon seeing the missed calls. “He’s called for two hours already.”

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In a now-viral

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of the first exchange between John and the Pope since his election, viewers can hear Pope Leo answer the phone with a light-hearted scolding, asking, “Why don’t you answer the phone?”

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“First, you need to know you’re on the air right now,” John interjects.

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AP News cut the footage shortly after, confirming that Pope Leo did not agree to be interviewed and therefore the rest of the call is to be kept between the brothers.

However, they did note that John and Pope Leo “chat like normal siblings,” and John shared words of congratulations, as well a promise to visit Rome soon.

So there you have it! Popes, they’re just like us.

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