The sports loyalty of Pope Leo XIV became a conversation issue almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican Sistine Chapel.
Chosen on Thursday, Robert Prevost is The first Pope of the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. He Born in Chicago missionary, who took the name Leo XIVHe also attended the University of Villanova near Philadelphia, where he received a degree in Science in 1977.
The two Chicago baseball teams were in charge and the center when sport fans reacted to the news.
Initially it was reported that the new Pope was a fan of puppies. The team congratulated Pope Leo XIV In an X post That had a photo of Wrigley Field’s iconic Marquee with the message: Hey, Chicago. He is a fan of puppies!
But his brother, John Prevost, Clarify the record In an interview with WNG-TV. The Pope is a fan of white socks.
“He was never a fan of puppies, so I don’t know where that came from. He was always a fan of the older averages,” John said, added that confusion could come from the fact that his mother’s family’s side was fans of northern Siders and puppies.
The television interview had White Sox fans wondering about the Pope’s ability to convince the owner Jerry Reinsdorf to sell the last place team.
The organization welcomed the clarification of the Pope’s brother.
“The family always knows it better, and it sounds like the Fandom for the life of Pope Leo XIV falls a little closer to the 35º and the shields,” said the white socks in a statement. “Some things are bigger than baseball, and in this case, we are happy to have a fan of the white socks represented in the Vatican. A sweater of the white striped socks with his name and a hat is already on his way to Rome and, of course, the pontiff is always welcome in his stadium.”
The fans of the suffering bears also intervened.
One commented on x that Chicago developed a Pope Before the Bears developed a field marshal. Another said Bears now have a direct line to God. And another said that bears will no longer be in the wrong side of Hail MarysA reference to the field marshal of the Washington commanders, Jayden Daniels, the completion of Hail Mary of 52 yards to Noah Brown to beat the Bears in October.
The choice of the new Pope coincides with a trio of former Villanova players leading the New York Knicks in a NBA playoff race. It didn’t take long in a Photoshopped photo of the four together to appear on social networks.
The Knicks erased 20 -point deficits in games 1 and 2 winners against the Boston Celtics defense champion in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference.
Now fans pray the combination of the boys of Villanova and The new Pope It can help the team to its first NBA title since 1973.
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