The world continues to celebrate the choice of Pope Leo XIV As a new leader of the Catholic Church, but following its appointment this Thursday, many doubts have emerged. Most of them, of course, are based on the position that the Peruvian-American will take with respect to different topics of global interest; However, there are also others that are more linked to the personal side of Robert Prevost.
For sports followers, many of them devotees of the Catholic religion, the main questions regarding the new leader are related to the Pope’s loyalty to the different teams. As a native of ChicagoPrevost has had multiple alternatives to select, as the “city city” is widely recognized as one of the most passionate about sport in the United States.
The NFL Bears, the NBA bulls and the NHL Blackhawks are among the sets of greater tradition in their respective leagues; However, the initial reports seem to suggest that Pope Leo XIV is mainly a follower of the MLB baseball.
But there it is not entirely clear where the Premost sports loyalty is directed. Chicago has two teams in the big leagues, the Puppieswhich represent the northern part of the city, and the White socksthat are headquarters in the south.
According to an ABC News report, Prevost is a great follower of the puppies, which in 2016 broke a drought of titles of more than 100 years when crowned as World Series champions.
Despite this bad streak, it is not difficult to understand the fanaticism of the new Pope for the oseznos, who are one of the teams with the greatest history in the “Big Show”. Prevost, next to turn 70 years of age, witnessed many of the icons of the past in the organization, such as Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins and Ryne Sandberg.
They deny that version
However, his brother John, who conducted an interview with WNG, said that Robert’s real sports loyalty belongs to the White Sox, who won the “Autumn Classic” trophy for the last time in 2005, by the hand of the then Venezuelan manager Ozzie Guillén.
“He was never a fan of puppies,” John said. “I don’t know where that has come from.”
John added that he is a follower of the oseznos, as was Robert’s mother. For his part, his father was fond of the cardinals of San Luis.
