Nigerian lecturer who has same birthday as new Pope breaks silence on Facebook

• A lecturer astatine Nnamdi Azikiwe University, popularly known arsenic UNIZIK, has reacted to the predetermination of American Cardinal, Pope Leo XIV, arsenic the caller person of the Catholic Church
• Pope Leo XIV became the 267th caput of the Catholic religion and the archetypal American to presume the exalted position
• The Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies lecturer said it was adjacent humbling to realise helium shares the aforesaid day arsenic the caller Pope

Dr Chukwudi Michael Okoye, a Nnamdi Azikiwe University lecturer, has expressed excitement astatine the predetermination of Pope Leo XIV arsenic the caller pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

On Thursday, May 8, 133 cardinals yet elected American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the sanction Pope Leo XIV, aft failing to scope a statement successful 2 rounds of voting.

A Nigerian lecturer says helium is humbled to stock the aforesaid day with the caller Pope. Photo Credit: Christopher Furlong, Facebook/Chukwudi Michael Okoye
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UNIZIK lecturer's remark connected caller Pope

Dr Chukwudi, successful a Facebook post connected Thursday, May 8, said it was a quality to watch, adding that it was humbling to spot the caller Pope.

He besides delighted successful the information that helium shares the aforesaid birthday arsenic the 69-year-old pontiff, which is connected September 14.

The world prayed that the Pope pb well. His station read:

"What a quality to watch. it was so humbling to spot our caller Pope; His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. I'm besides humbled to larn that we stock the aforesaid birthday; September 14th."May you pb good Holy Father!!!"

A Nigerian lecturer says it was so humbling to spot the caller Pope. Photo Credit: Christopher Furlong, Facebook/Chukwudi Michael Okoye
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It is noteworthy that the death of Pope Francis necessitated the predetermination of a caller Pope to capable the vacant presumption helium left.

UNIZIK lecturer's remark connected Pope stirs reactions

Ndukwe Kelechi said:

"Me and pope spell dey bash day for the aforesaid time present o."

Onyedibe Ella Amara said:

"His Holiness Pope Leo XIV."

Haly-Chuks Modesty said:

"Pope Leo XIV.... A archetypal American Pope 🇺🇸."

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian Catholic clergyman and a bishop had reacted to the election of Pope Leo XIV arsenic the caller pontiff of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV's oldest member reacts

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported that the oldest brother of Pope Leo XIV had reacted to his emergence arsenic the caller caput of the Catholic Church.

Recounting an epic puerility infinitesimal helium shared with Pope Leo XIV and his different sibling, John Prevost, the older antheral said the pontiff was ever the beatified one, based connected his conduct. He said they utilized to tease Pope Leo XIV, erstwhile helium was six years old, that helium would go a Pope someday. The antheral said:

"...I utilized to rise tin with my 2 younger brothers each the time, but helium was ever the beatified one, and we utilized to tease him, "You're gonna beryllium Pope someday. You're excessively holy. What bash you wanna be. And you know, joking, really. And erstwhile helium went into the seminary, it's like, 'Oh, wow, okay.' And past a mates of years ago, erstwhile the pope made him a cardinal, it's similar this could happen. Holy cow."

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Source: Legit.ng