Both franchises pounced on signs that the next leader was one of them.

Unsurprisingly, the matriculation of Prevost, christened with the papal name Pope Leo XIV, to the Catholic Church's most prestigious position had people talking, given his roots to Chicago. And amongst the pomp and circumstance of Thursday's events, came a simple — and perhaps appropriate — question: is the new pope a Cubs or White Sox fan?

Does the new pope root for the Cubs or White Sox? His brother clears the air. "He's a Sox fan," John Prevost told ABC7 Chicago.