First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

Is he a Cubs or White Sox fan though?

Do the White Sox still have any fans?

Well, he's Catholic, so I think White Sox is more likely.

He's a Cubs fan, according to ABC News.

(Interesting given he's a south sider).

I used to keep two ball caps in my car and switched when I crossed Madison.

He’s a far south sider. 99% chance of being a Sox fan.

EDIT - apparently a Cubs guy

Incidentally, the steel mill very close to where he grew up was idled due to the effects of Trump tariffs this week.

Well, no heuristic is perfect.

Many MANY many north siders are catholic as well.

The quote I heard was “You hear him described as a quiet, humble man. That’s perhaps how he survived growing up on the south side while being a cubs fan”

...yes :(

I was ~8(ish) when my parents took me to their last World Series. Now, I'm a fan fueled by nostalgia and a deeply ingrained belief that 'THIS is the year they will go ALL the way!'

One day it'll pay off

During those years when he was a young kid, the White Sox were a very good team.

The Cubs were awful. But they had Ernie Banks.

Sounds like that was incorrect:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-is-a-cu...

> But later in the day, an ABC7 reporter caught up with one of the pope’s older brothers, John Prevost, and asked him to confirm the report.

> He said it wasn’t true.

> “He’s a Sox fan,” John Prevost told ABC7.

Of course, but if you show me a Catholic white guy from Chicago I’m still putting my money on South Side.