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The world’s most famous White Sox fan was at one of the biggest games in franchise history.
Photos surfaced of Pope Leo XIV at the 2005 World Series on Thursday evening after his brother confirmed the pontiff was indeed a White Sox fan. Now, we have video from Game 1 of the 2005 World Series to back this up.
Leo, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was named the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday. Born in Chicago’s Mercy Hospital and raised in nearby Dolton, he is the first pope to hail from the U.S. and undoubtedly one of Chicago’s most famous natives with his elevation to the papacy.
The pope’s brother, John Prevost, settled the heated social media debate in an interview with WGN on Thursday afternoon.
“He was never, ever a Cubs fan. So I don’t know where that came from. He was always a Sox fan,” John Prevost said. “Our mother was a Cubs fan. I don’t know, maybe that clued in there, and our dad was a Cardinals fan, so I don’t know where that all came from. And all the aunts in our mom’s family were from north side, so that’s why they were Cubs fans.”
The confirmation came at a poor time for the Cubs, who believed an erroneous report and posted what they thought was good news.
Of course, the White Sox have been enjoying all of this as well. The team released a scoreboard message mimicking what the Cubs shared outside Wrigley, as well as a custom jersey for the pontiff.
In a statement released to the media, the Sox said the following:
“Family always knows best, and it sounds like Pope Leo XIV’s lifelong fandom falls a little closer to 35th and Shields. Some things are bigger than baseball, and in this case, we’re glad to have a White Sox fan represented at the Vatican. A pinstripes White Sox jersey with his name on it and a hat already are on the way to Rome, and of course, the Pontiff always is welcome at his ballpark.”
As we continue to learn more about the pope’s White Sox fandom, we’ll provide further updates!
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