“I Confessed Everything Short of Murder” — Pope Leo’s MAGA Brother Bares All
Louis Prevost’s surprise tell-all on Piers Morgan Uncensored revealed a contrite, self-reflective older brother to Pope Leo XIV — a far cry from the firebrand who made headlines in May.
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Today’s piece is a subscriber-only deep dive into one of the more unlikely transformations unfolding in the orbit of Pope Leo XIV: the spiritual and public evolution of his MAGA-aligned older brother, Louis Prevost.
When Pope Leo ascended to the Chair of St. Peter last spring, few expected the biggest media splash in those first days would come from his Florida-based sibling — a retired 74-year-old with a penchant for conspiracy memes and Trumpian bombast.
But that’s exactly what happened. And for a time, Louis seemed all too eager to play the part: the sharp-tongued, right-wing provocateur with a papal bloodline and a Facebook feed that gave Vatican press officers panic attacks.
Now, nearly eight months later, something’s changed. In a surprising turn, Louis has resurfaced — first in a fall interview where he admitted that “Pope Leo corrects me when I’m wrong,” and now again in a raw and revealing sit-down with Piers Morgan where he confesses to “everything short of murder and incest.”
The man who once reveled in his role as chaos agent now speaks of penance, reconciliation, and letting go of pride.
Is it a real conversion? A case of family loyalty winning out over partisan reflexes? Or just a brief intermission in an ongoing performance?
As always, these are the kinds of stories that fall through the cracks of conventional coverage. Most media outlets treated Louis Prevost as a sideshow, a colorful footnote to the papal story.
But here at Letters from Leo, we’re interested in what his journey reveals about family, faith, and the fault lines of American Catholic identity.
After all, when the pope’s own brother wrestles with the tension between MAGA politics and the Gospel, it’s more than just a tabloid curiosity — it’s a mirror for our time.
And at the end of today’s essay, we’ll look at one final news story that casts a shadow of doubt over Louis’s transformation — and asks whether the conversion is truly taking root, or just being staged.
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For the second time since those chaotic days right after Leo’s election, Louis has toned down some of his inflammatory MAGA rhetoric.
Back in May, he seemed to relish his 15 minutes of fame: jumping on cable news, revealing a Facebook history with vulgar political memes, and earning a loose-cannon reputation.
He notoriously called Nancy Pelosi a “drunk c––t” in a Facebook rant and likened Trump’s enemies to the “evil ones” persecuting Jesus.
When Piers Morgan first interviewed him in those days, Louis defended his incendiary posts — “I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t kind of believe it,” he laughed — but conceded he’d “probably tone it down” out of respect for his brother’s new role.
And tone it down he did.
Embarrassing posts began vanishing, and Louis went very quiet on social media for the sake of the Church. His first public words in months came this fall, in a careful interview with Spain’s ABC, where Louis acknowledged he clashes with Leo politically (especially on immigration) and admitted “the pope corrects me when I’m wrong.”
That frank admission showed a newfound respect for his younger brother’s moral authority, and it hinted that Louis was finally putting faith and family above pride.
From Loose Cannon to Humble Confessor
By all accounts, this MAGA die-hard has somewhat undergone a genuine change of heart.
Louis himself says it was Leo’s elevation to the papacy that shook him up and inspired a spiritual turnaround.
In his Piers Morgan tell-all, he spoke about feeling called to be a better man and not embarrass “the pope of the family.”
He told Morgan he had been inspired by Leo to be less hostile with people he disagrees with, be kinder towards strangers, and even confessed his sins to his brother in the sacrament of reconciliation.
Leo at first demurred at hearing his brother’s confession, but then relented after Louis persisted.
Louis said it was a moment of grace and conversion.
Close friends tell me that Louis is trying to protect Leo’s pontificate in his own way— a remarkable shift from a eight months ago, when his brash quips threatened to become a papal sideshow.
Family dynamics have helped in this conversion. John Prevost, the middle brother, shares Leo’s pragmatic, compassionate outlook and has long been a steadying influence.
John is the Chicago-based brother who plays Wordle with Leo daily and talks to him on the phone every day.
While John and Leo have always been especially close, the once-estranged Louis has in recent years grown closer with his kid brother too.
All three Prevost brothers still hop on a group call about once a week, according to Louis. Those weekly conversations — even if short — have kept the familial love alive across distance and political differences.
Make no mistake, Louis is still very much a work in progress. His core convictions haven’t flipped overnight, and he’s still navigating how to reconcile his ardent MAGA conservatism with Leo’s Gospel-driven vision.
I texted him over the holidays to let him know we’re all rooting for him. He responded with a kind thank-you and warm season’s greetings.
The road from proudly posting conspiracy memes to humbly praying with your papal sibling is a long one — and Louis has taken some big first steps. He’s finally listening as much as talking. He’s asking God and his brother for guidance. And he’s learning that being the pope’s brother means leading with faith, not Facebook rants.
A Hiccup in the Conversion
Yet one has to wonder just how complete Louis’s transformation really is. Old habits and social circles die hard. In fact, not long after his on-air soul-baring, Louis’s choices were back in the news again.
