After reading about the recent interview Pope Leo XIV gave to Crux Senior Correspondent Elise Ann Allen, I couldn’t help but think of one of my former students, whose name was also “Leo.” One of 30 Third Order Regular (TOR) novices and seminarians from various East Coast dioceses whom I taught in first and second theology, Leo was the only seminarian whom I did not recommend for orders. I explained to the other faculty members that my evaluation was not based on Leo’s grades in my three courses, but stemmed from what I perceived as certain psychological and other limitations on his part. The other faculty members disagreed with my assessment, and Leo was retained.