Leo XIV And His 45-year Friendship with A Lutheran Preacher
They attended an ecumenical three-month summer training at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis for "ministers".
"I emailed Pope Leo — or Bob, as I called him — about a week before they went into the Sistine Chapel," Snider told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on May 14.
"Dear Bob," the Lutheran preacher’s April 27 email read. "Polly and I send our love and prayers for you in these momentous days. As I near retirement — three weeks — you are taking on such intense responsibility. God is with you, John Snider."
Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost responded April 30: "Hello, John and Polly, many thanks for your message. Everything’s in God’s hands. Thanks for your friendship through the years. Best wishes, Bob."
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