Pope Leo Just Verrrrrrrry Subtly Did His Most American Thing Yet

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I've said it a cardinal times, but it's inactive truthful unusual that the Pope is simply a antheral named Bob from the Midwest.

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He loves the White Sox.

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He's seemingly a Nike guy.

Man successful  a robe walking outdoors, wearing Nike sneakers

And I wholly deliberation the Knicks are doing truthful good due to the fact that helium practically annoited them.

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Buuuut retired of everything he's done truthful far, I deliberation helium conscionable did his astir American happening yet.

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Pope Leo posted a connection astir the World Cup:

 "The World Cup begins tomorrow... Soccer reminds us... not a contention    to amusement   off... a way  we larn  to locomotion  together." #ApostolicJourney

It's this:

The representation  highlights the connection     "Soccer" successful  substance   astir  the World Cup, emphasizing it arsenic  a cardinal  taxable   successful  the article

While the full satellite calls it "football," the American pope is (obviously) calling it soccer.

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People successful the replies picked up connected it existent quick.

Tweet by Bridget Phetasy references the World Cup, saying, "Sorry world, it's called shot    now," quoting a tweet from Pope Leo XIV astir  teamwork

"The pope called it soccer, truthful its soccer," 1 idiosyncratic said.

 "the pope called it soccer, truthful  its soccer" with 72.8K views

Another idiosyncratic said it was present the "the authoritative presumption of the Catholic Church that the athletics is called Soccer."

Tweet astir  soccer's taste  interaction   by RedditCFB and Pope Leo XIV, highlighting teamwork implicit    competition

We have, "By authoritative papal decree, it’s called soccer."

Tweet by @FIFABrit jokes "By authoritative  papal decree, it’s called soccer" nether  a fake Pope tweet discussing beingness  lessons from soccer

"Calling it 'football' is present a misdeed btw."

Tweet punctuation  from "gansotonto73" saying calling it "football" is present  a sin, referring to a tweet by "Pontifex" astir  the World Cup and unity successful  soccer

And finally, "Maybe an land pope was a mistake."

 "Maybe an American pope was a mistake." Below, a tweet by Pope Leo XIV mentions learning teamwork done  shot    earlier  the World Cup

Sooo, determination you person it, it's SOCCER.

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