Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.
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Unless His Holiness were to renounce his U.S. citizenship, there’s no legal pathway to depriving him of the same, so I’m not sure where it’s ‘legally thorny.’
But that’s assuming the current administration will follow the law—and I guess that’s not a given right now.
Countries are honored to have their citizens rise to such an exalted position. I doubt any country would have a problem, unless it's someone like Trump. In Pope Leo's situation, he's more a citizen of the world, and has sentimental feelings for the USA, but wouldn't let it get in the way.
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But that’s assuming the current administration will follow the law—and I guess that’s not a given right now.
Would be more problematic if US didn't allow dual citizenship
But of a nothingburger tbh