Everyone knows that Pope Leo is the first pontiff from the United States. Everyone, that is, but the Vatican – at least when it comes to language.
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Taunting Pope Leo about his favorite baseball team has become something of a tradition in the early months of his pontificate.
Images of then-Father Robert Prevost at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series – taking place at the home stadium of the Chicago White Sox – are circling Facebook. (The White Sox swept the Houston Astros that year, by the way.)
