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Let it be known, Pope Leo XIV is a fan of the White Sox.
The pope’s brother, John Prevost, settled the heated social media debate in an interview with WGN on Thursday afternoon.
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“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 had their fun 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.”
Leo, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was named as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church earlier in the day. 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.
Sorry, Cubs fans. Better luck next time.
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