Amazingly, Pope Leo even hinted he could be selected the day before the conclave kicked off and the pair even spoke about names he could adopt.
Pope Leo would go on to ignore a bit of advice from his brother about his name selection, however.
Reflecting on their conversation, John said: “He said, ‘What should my name be?’
“We started rattling off names just to rattle off names. I told him it shouldn’t be Leo because it will be the 13th. But he must’ve done some research to see it’s actually the 14th.”
John claimed that he hadn’t yet tried to contact his brother, knowing he is going to be very busy for the next few days.
Additionally, he explained it was a very emotional turn of events and said he is still in shock and hasn’t had an opportunity for release.
He added: “I haven’t had time to cry yet. I think when I’m alone and can gather my thoughts about all this it will hit me. So far, there’s been no time to react.
