White smoke trickled through the air in Vatican City on Thursday afternoon, signaling the appointment of the Bishop of Rome - better known as the pope.When the supreme pontiff was unveiled to the masses of parishioners who pooled into the plaza at St.

Sox fans jumped on the news, posting tweets that the Cubs’ claim was premature. If it’s true he’s a Sox fan, Pope Leo XIV would be the team’s second representative of the Vatican after former Sox pitcher “The Pope” Donn Pall.

Despite some initial reporting from ABC News that named him as a Cubs fan, it turns out that he actually is a White Sox fan! Pope Leo's brother revealed the information in an interview on Thursday afternoon. Now you know the answer!