In the Wednesday, May 7, 2025, edition of the Italian newspaper Il Foglio, the letters to the editor section included the following (see image, our translation):
To the Editor - While on Mount Athos on the day of Pope Francis's death, a local Byzantine intelligence agent told me that the next Pope will be Leo XIV. The earthly name is easily deduced.
Vincenzo Agostini
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It was all agreed upon