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Malachy Clerkin: All hail Pope Leo XIV, the world’s most famous sporting trash-talker

His Holiness didn’t allow the fact that his own team is terrible stop him from zinging a Chicago Cubs fan. Amen to that

Pope Leo XIV arrives to lead his weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Wednesday. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
Pope Leo XIV arrives to lead his weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Wednesday. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
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