CNN  —  Leo XIV was forged as much by the outside world as by the United States. That may be why he’s America’s first pope . When the newly elected pontiff walked onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, he shocked the world. For as long as anyone can remember, it’s been accepted that a conclave of cardinals would never choose an American. The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to control one of