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• tart-lemonade 1y ago
  Indeed, and he's from Dolton (a southern suburb) and lived in Hyde Park (south side of Chicago) for awhile. (Not that it's uncommon for south siders to favor the Cubs, but it certainly is amusing.) https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-is-a-cubs-fan-despite-south-side-roots-reports-say/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-is-a-cu... https://abc7chicago.com/post/2025-is-new-pope-cardinal-robert-francis-prevost-1st-american-chicago-elected-catholic-church-leader/16358670/ https://abc7chicago.com/post/2025-is-new-pope-cardinal-rober...
  • 1123581321 1y ago
    My father-in-law grew up a few blocks from Prevost and they’re a Cubs household. The family switched a century ago, after the Sox gambling scandal. Serious business!
  • tart-lemonade 1y ago
    Too late to edit but apparently his brother has stated he's a Sox fan, and the Block Club article has been updated accordingly.
• valj 1y ago
  I stand corrected. His brother is on the news saying this is fake news and he's a Sox fan.
  • RandomBacon 1y ago
    Oh man, what a trip that must be: "my brother is the Pope"
    • Balgair 1y ago
      You just know that about 5000 old white Chicago guys are gonna try this line when they get to the Vatican this summer. God bless 'em.
  • 90s_dev 1y ago
    He also said he rarely spoke to his brother after childhood. So I doubt he is faithfully representing his essentially-long-lost brother's current opinions.