Illinois Native Pope Leo XIV First Pope To Wear Cap With Cassocks

In one of the more iconic moments, Pope Leo XIV changed up his dress code.

America, the Midwest, and the Chicagoland area have been thoroughly proud to call the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, theirs.

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Pope Leo was initially cardinal Robert Prevost, known as 'Father Bob' to many Chicagoland Catholics. One argument that happened soon after he took over the papacy was:

What Chicago baseball team does he cheer for?

First, there was this post from the Cubs:

ABC News had stated at the time of his election that he was a Cubs fan, according to People. So the Cubs took that and ran with it. But Pope Leo is from the southside. And his brother made this statement:

And in a photograph

confirmed

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Pope Leo went to a White Sox world series game in 2005 (when the Sox's 88-year drought ended with the win) and, in what must be a blessing, the Chicago White Sox are no longer the worst team in the MLB, as of now.

The White Sox are averaging less than 17,000 fans per game, making them the 4th-worst attendance average in the league.

Pope Leo has even recorded a video that will play on the White Sox stadium screen during a pre-game mass this weekend.

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