Mar Awa III, the head of the Assyrian Church of the East, is also from Chicago. And decided to troll His Holiness a little.

(If you don't know, Leo XIV is a Sox fan.)

ahahahaha

truly the only religious rivalry i will support

I was going to post it in yours and was like, "No, not the right place. Better make my own."

I just love the tidbit about him rolling around in the popemobile chanting White Sox! at what I can only imagine is a very confused group of Italians and international tourists

He is, occasionally, very American and it's fantastic.

At least the White Sox goes with his current aesthetic.

he has very "just some guy" energy and it's refreshing

uncle leo from chicago

Am I religious? Hell no. But I can appreciate when he's being "just some guy".

(i wonder if his family still uses his birth name)

Well, if he's even speaking to his brother.

like if my brother became pope i would be like "your name is steve and i remember you running around the house without pants on"

I'd imagine they do, though. Leo feels more like a title.