Has Robert Francis Prevost Seen Conclave? His Brother Says…
Robert Francis Prevost was ready to become Pope Leo XIV.
After the Chicago native was elected, his brother John Prevost detailed their final conversation before he was sequestered with 132 other cardinals—which included the burning question of whether the new pope had seen Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.
“I said, ‘Did you watch the movie Conclave so you know how to behave?’ John explained in an interview with NBC Chicago. “And, he had just finished watching the movie Conclave. So, he knew how to behave.”
John also detailed how else he distracted his brother from the life-changing event.
“I wanted to take his mind off of it,” he added. “You know, laugh about something because this is now an awesome responsibility.”
Indeed, the retired educator said he and his brother have a regular routine when it comes to their phone calls.
“First we do Wordle,” he recalled. “Then we do Words With Friends. It’s something to keep his mind off life and the real world. And then we talk about what’s going on. I said, ‘Well do you have your red socks?’ That doesn’t go over well all the time. And then just that kind of stuff.”
