White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots

[Ms. Toad]

24. You conflated a description of his ancestry by others

Into a claim by him that he was the first black pope.

From your initial caption:

White smoke, Black pope? Genealogist says Leo XIV has Louisiana African roots

And from the article in that post:

As such, Leo XIV could be considered the first Black pope in the history of the Catholic Church, though it is unclear how he identifies racially.

And from the post I responded to:

The article makes that clear. But the Church publicly announced this geneology right after the Conclave, Yesterday so that tells me he IS claiming this. Good for him.

And my precise concern is that you are suggesting he claims something about his identity that he has not, from any report I have seen, claimed for himself.

I have absolutely no problem honoring what he says about his identity - should he choose to talk about it. The reason I responded is that you are putting words in his mouth about what he is claiming.