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

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606 points saikatsg | 4 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.656s | source
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samgranieri ◴[08 May 25 19:00 UTC] No.43930008[source]▶
As a Catholic from the Chicago area I'm shocked and surprised he was elected. My group chats and social media is just blowing up with regional pride. God bless Pope Leo XIV!
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Balgair ◴[08 May 25 19:54 UTC] No.43930622[source]▶
Now the real question: Is he a Cubs or Sox fan?
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valj ◴[08 May 25 20:06 UTC] No.43930752[source]▶
Cubs
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1. valj ◴[08 May 25 23:13 UTC] No.43932283[source]▶
I stand corrected. His brother is on the news saying this is fake news and he's a Sox fan.
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2. RandomBacon ◴[09 May 25 03:24 UTC] No.43933537[source]▶
Oh man, what a trip that must be: "my brother is the Pope"
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3. Balgair ◴[09 May 25 05:29 UTC] No.43934042[source]▶
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.
4. 90s_dev ◴[10 May 25 13:10 UTC] No.43945344[source]▶
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.