Robert Francis Prevost was elected the first pope in the United States on Thursday and will soon have the opportunity to announce his position on the church's most pressing subject.

But first, many people want to know his tendency toward another topic. Prevost, Chicago native, Cub or White Sox fan?

Prest's brother John told NBC Chicago that contrary to speculation, his brother was rooted in the city's south side team.

"Who said on the radio that the Cubs got it wrong," said John Prevost. "It's Sox."

The problem with his rooting interest is that once Prevost announced Thursday as the latest leader of 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, it was immediately fascinated.

Within hours of his election, the Cubs - long-time broadcaster Harry Caray celebrated the victory after yelling "Good Lord Hope the Cubs win!" ” - declared on social media Prevost is its own.

Their mother, a Cubs fan, grew up on the north side of Chicago and was a famous artist at the Cubs Wrigley Field, John Prevost told WGN-TV. He added that their father was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

But the man who continued to be the pope had a different belief system, his brother said.

"He has never been a Cubs fan," John Prevost told WGN.

The White Sox, who were barely on the court in recent seasons, quickly played a rare good news, saying they had sent a jersey and hat to the Vatican.

"Families always know the best, and it sounds like Pope Leo XIV's lifelong fanatics fell nearly 35th, shield and shield," the team told NBC Chicago. "Some things are bigger than baseball, but in this case, we're happy to have a white Sox fan in the Vatican."

Despite the new pope working in Peru for decades, his Chicago roots have led to speculation and jokes about his sports incest on social media.

Although Faith occupies Prevost's life, sports plays a role. Prevost, a 1977 Villanova University graduate, retweeted a post in 2016 to congratulate the university on its recent NCAA men’s basketball national championship. And in an interview in 2023, he asked how he liked spending his free time, saying: “I consider myself an amateur tennis player.

“I have hardly had a chance to practice since leaving Peru, so I look forward to getting back on the field,” he said. “It’s not that this new job leaves me with a lot of free time.”

Neither will his newcomer.