October 30, 2026
Pope to Vote by Mail-In
Timothy Birdnow
Betcha hes going to vote straight Democratic ticket:
This is just wrong; he's never coming back to America, except maybe to visit. He's a citizen of the Papal State now, not the United States, and his citizenship should be stripped from him. Now he's jst being given an illegal vote.
In addition to having dual citizenship this particular Pontiff holds citizenship in Peru, making him a triple citizen. The Founders would never have allowed this sort of craziness.
Catholic News quotes 8US Code 1482:
According to U.S. federal law — specifically 8 U.S. Code § 1481 — a U.S. citizen may lose their citizenship under specific conditions, including "accepting a position as a foreign head of state,” as Paul Hunker, an American immigration attorney and Catholic, explained to CNA. However, the law requires that such actions be taken "voluntarily and with the intention of relinquishing their U.S. nationality.”
There is nothing more voluntary than taking a position as head of state AND moving there permanently, with the intention of living in the Papal Mansion the rest of your life. Taking the job means relinquishing your citizenship voluntarily. This is different than taking another Vatican job with the intention of going home eventually; the Papacy is a lifelong career, not a temp job.
The article continues:
Hunker said that for Pope Leo to lose his U.S. citizenship, he would need to affirm his intent to renounce it directly to a U.S. consular officer in Rome, which he has not done. "I think unless he comes forward and says, ‘I have the intention of relinquishing my U.S. nationality,’ then he is not considered to have lost his U.S. citizenship,” Hunker told CNA.
The U.S. State Department generally assumes that citizens, even those accepting foreign government roles, intend to keep their U.S. citizenship unless they clearly express otherwise. This assumption could apply to Pope Leo XIV, as he has not signaled an intention to renounce his nationality. Still, the State Department reserves the right to review cases of U.S. nationals serving as foreign heads of state, as such cases "raise complex questions of international law,” the Washington Post reported.
Custom says the Pope has to renounce his American citizenship, but that is custom and it's time to deal with this. He should lose it - he's no longer an American in any way, shape, or form and should not be treated as one. Certainly he should not have the right to vote.
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