Cardinal Michael Czerny has said that Pope Leo XIV is “in perfect continuity” with Pope Francis, describing the new pontiff as one who is “implementing processes that Francis set in motion.”
“The transition from one Holy Father to another is not primarily a transition in policies,” the Canadian Jesuit told AP News on 7 November.
“A change in governments from one party to the next can signal a break, but here it would be a mistake to look for that. The stylistic differences are in the person, not in the teaching.”














