Trending badgeTrendingPosted 2 hours agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownThis Clip Of The Pope Being Extremely American Is Going Viral"I can't believe there's a Pope I feel like I could have a couple of beers with."by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink We've been living in a world with an American pope for six months now, and people are still very "uh what LOL" about it. Alberto Pizzoli / Getty Images For one, he's literally known as "Father Bob." pdmcleod/x.com Another weird thing to think about is that the pope has 100% been to Walmart. bigfatmoosepssy/x.com And also this: "He's probably eaten more hot dogs than all previous 266 popes combined." pagan_hoetry/x.com Soooo, we also know that Pope Leo's a huge White Sox fan. Sopa Images / Getty Images He was at a 2005 World Series game, for G*d sakes! MLB/mlb.com And now, the pope's reaction to someone shouting "Go Cubs!" at him is going viral:Someone in the crowd: "Go Cubs!"Pope Leo XIV: "Han perdido! They lost!"pic.twitter.com/3fLuV1eA0N- Sox On 35th (@SoxOn35th) October 15, 2025 Vatican Media/ SoxOn35th/Twitter: @SoxOn35th It's almost like he breaks character and yells right back, "They lost!" Vatican Media/ SoxOn35th/Twitter: @SoxOn35th The replies are good on this one. Vatican Media/fthinlttlefreak/x.com "It's still deeply weird that the Pope knows and cares about Major League Baseball," one person commented. Vatican Media/jmproductionsyt/x.com Another person pointed out, "american pope is such a funny detail to have in the background of geopolitics." Vatican Media/onionweigher/x.com And this person said, "I can't believe there's a Pope I feel like I could have a couple of beers with." Vatican Media/christos_ioa/x.com As this person said, "Imagine telling someone a year ago that they would go to the Vatican and get their sports team roasted by the Pope." Vatican Media/ BackwardsFeet/x.com