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So can I request that the new Pope pray for the Sox. After all, they're only 10-27 on the season, and could use all the help they can get.

He knows suffering

Still a big fan of the Cardinals. Pardre's and the Angels as well, I assume.

Expecting him to formally declare to be a Cardinals fan

Sounds like he's EL bent.

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I'm waiting for someone to ask him which is better. Chicago Pizza or Rome pizza.

Sadness

This is the biggest White Sox news in 20 years!

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It adds a new layer to the rivalry 😂😂

Well, God will forgive him. 😉

He’s gotta be the first pope who even knows what baseball is, no?

Sox fan? Stop spreading that vicious rumor.

I should care because why?

Dan the one week I need a town watch! (Totally understand why not, please tell me this will be part of next weeks podcast!)

And is he a purist about which Harold’s is best? J&J’s is a chain, so my money is on Calumet Fisheries. And not just during Lent.

Oh no, MJF. This is as serious as committing the cardinal sin of putting ketchup on a hotdog.

I live here and I think it's stupid. (Don't tell anybody.)

OH Molly. Be careful.

Love it!!!!

Nice, I thought we got rid of fish on Fridays tho.

Come on now. I looked him up as soon as I found out who the new Pope was. He was born & raised on the far South Side of Chicago. That makes him a Sox fan. We have a dividing line. The further North or South you live determines your baseball team.

He was a Cubs fan in college, at least. bsky.app/profile/jims...

"My brother, the Pope." Jeez.

The essence of Christianity is to advocate for the downtrodden.

God damnit

Hobnobber with Bob Robs Job from Sobbing Newsie Sod!

And on the day the new pope was elected the Sox got clocked 10-0.

the new pope has known suffering

We will still manage to fuck it up and not end up in the Super Bowl anytime soon. The trophy is safe from the Bears I’m sure unfortunately

When I heard he was from the south side I truly wondered if he was a cub fan. I’m a cub fan from the south side but I have lots of family and friends that are Sox fans. Doesn’t matter to me. He’s the first American Pope and he’s from Chicago. That’s awesome.

I’m pretty sure his first act should be to tell Reinsdorf God wants him to sell the team

Must take a shot of Malört to visit Vatican City

Things are gonna change, I can feel it @jimmypardo.com

bro heard them calling francis “the people’s pope” and said hold my malort

It’s sad but true

This needs a rimshot!

"He ain't no agent of the devil!" "yeah, I know you said 'Cubs fan,' what's da difference"

As I read this aloud, this rings true. 🤣

Sox Pope Bobblehead day is every day.

Dude is going to start every childhood story with "so my brother, the pope" for the rest of his life

I tot they took an oat against sax...?

And now we move on to more important matters: favorite tavern style pizza place.

What color sock is in the official papal outfits, anyway?

Counterpoint: bsky.app/profile/mado...

He knows suffering

Good! They need all the help they can get! ⚾️✝️

He is from the South Side. Of course he is a Sox fan.

I like socks

Cubs will have to hunt down another celebrity chomo enabler

White Sox need this man.

Just JD Vance

Ready to become yet another patron saint of lost causes.

That would have been obvious to anyone who knows anything.

Sox need divine intervention

If he’s for the “least of these” that would currently be the Sox.

Cubs fumbled Obama AND the Pope

Something about the last shall be first ...

Nah, the parallels are insane between Church and Sox are insane An ancient institution mired in scandal, losing popularity because a result of a board of elders is unwilling to listen to devote fans that are driven by an odd mix of tradition and guilt It’s a match made in heaven, no pun intended

It’s like a modern day equivalent of wearing a hair shirt

Truly, that ranks as one of the funniest things I’ve ever read.

Now we all have to say 5 rosaries, thanks guys

Vende Turnam, Ierrus

Google translate is bad at Latin. It has 'vendere' in the infinitive, but it should be imperative. My dictionary has 'turma' for team. So "Turmam vende".

Nope. He’s ours now 😂😂

"Faith tested is surely tempered by the test." -- lifelong Phillies fan

The Sox need divine intervention.

That is true. I am a relatively well educated European, but now I know that it is a baseball club in Chicago. First mini succes of the Pope.

Didn’t the same thing happen when Obama emerged as a political rock star?

Perhaps, but this is a clear sign that Jake and Elwood's "mission from God." has finally been rewarded