Joe Rogan Experience #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17 · Aired Aug 13, 2026
Claim summary · not a verbatim quotation
The current pope does not use the popemobile.
The finding
What the evidence shows
Pope Leo XIV, elected in May 2025, rode in a popemobile around St. Peter's Square before his inaugural Mass on 18 May 2025, according to Wikipedia's account of the inauguration. That directly contradicts the claim that he does not use one. Falsifier: evidence that Leo XIV has ridden in no popemobile at any event since his election would flip this verdict.
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Quick answer
Is it true that the current pope does not use the popemobile?
No, not as stated. Pope Leo XIV, elected in May 2025, rode in a popemobile around St. Peter's Square before his inaugural Mass on 18 May 2025, according to Wikipedia's account of the inauguration. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17, aired Aug 13, 2026, at 1:48:31. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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