I used to keep two ball caps in my car and switched when I crossed Madison.

The quote I heard was “You hear him described as a quiet, humble man. That’s perhaps how he survived growing up on the south side while being a cubs fan”

Sounds like that was incorrect:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-is-a-cu...

> But later in the day, an ABC7 reporter caught up with one of the pope’s older brothers, John Prevost, and asked him to confirm the report.

> He said it wasn’t true.

> “He’s a Sox fan,” John Prevost told ABC7.

...yes :(

I was ~8(ish) when my parents took me to their last World Series. Now, I'm a fan fueled by nostalgia and a deeply ingrained belief that 'THIS is the year they will go ALL the way!'

One day it'll pay off

He’s a far south sider. 99% chance of being a Sox fan.

EDIT - apparently a Cubs guy

Incidentally, the steel mill very close to where he grew up was idled due to the effects of Trump tariffs this week.

Many MANY many north siders are catholic as well.