Bears star Caleb Williams issues two-word reaction to Pope Leo XIV's election

Where precisely Pope Leo XIV's sports loyalties reside has rapidly evolved into a taxable of conversation.

A photograph of the caller pontiff wearing a pinstripe Chicago White Sox jersey astatine the 2005 World Series surfaced successful the Chicago Sun-Times, which seemed to adhd much substance to the debate.

Elected connected Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost is the archetypal pope from the U.S. successful the past of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the sanction Leo XIV, besides attended Villanova University adjacent Philadelphia, wherever helium received a Bachelor of Science successful 1977.

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Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams throws a walk during the crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago connected Dec 26, 2024. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images)

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams is 1 of the latest figures successful the sports satellite to measurement successful connected the caller pope. Williams needed conscionable 2 words to explicit his evident excitement: "Daaaaaa Pope," helium wrote Thursday connected X.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears connected the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica astatine the Vatican connected Thursday. (Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

Williams experienced respective highs and lows during his rookie play arsenic the Bears stumbled to a 5-12 record. While it remains unclear whether the caller pope is an avid Bears supporter, Chicago surely has plentifulness of reasons to beryllium hopeful successful 2025.

The Bears hired Ben Johnson arsenic their caller caput manager successful January. The squad past made a flurry of additions to its roster erstwhile the NFL escaped bureau play opened past month. Chicago bolstered its violative enactment by acquiring halfway Drew Dalman and guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson.

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams looks to walk during the crippled against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field successful Detroit connected Nov. 28, 2024. (Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images)

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The predetermination of the caller pope besides coincides with a trio of erstwhile Villanova players starring the New York Knicks connected their NBA playoff run. It didn’t instrumentality agelong for a photoshopped representation of the 4 of them unneurotic to amusement up connected societal media.

The Knicks erased 20-point deficits successful winning Games 1 and 2 against the defending champion Boston Celtics successful the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Game 3 acceptable for Saturday successful New York. The Knicks person not won an NBA rubric since 1973.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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