Politics

Maradona, Messi... and Pope Francis, the most football-loving pontiff of all

When he went out to the Plaza de Sant Pere to meet the faithful, Pope Francis He used to smile when someone gave him a San Lorenzo de Almagro jersey, whose club he was a member of with the number 88,235. More than once, he would grab one and fly it through the skies of Rome. Jorge Maria Bergoglio has undoubtedly been the most football-loving Pope of Rome, as a good Argentine. When Argentina won the World Cup in 2022, more than one compatriot joked that he had something to do with the success. In one of the first events after being elected head of the Church, he famously said the phrase "May San Lorenzo win" when asked if he was a Boca Juniors or River Plate fan, the most popular Argentine clubs. No, he was raven, as fans of a club founded by a priest, Lorenzo Massa, are known. Everything fits.

When he went out to the Plaza de Sant Pere to meet the faithful, He used to smile when someone gave him a San Lorenzo de Almagro jersey, whose club he was a member of with the number 88,235. More than once, he would grab one and fly it through the skies of Rome. Jorge Maria Bergoglio has undoubtedly been the most football-loving Pope of Rome, as a good Argentine.

When Argentina won the World Cup in 2022, more than one compatriot joked that he had something to do with the success. In one of the first events after being elected head of the Church, he famously said the phrase "May San Lorenzo win" when asked if he was a Boca Juniors or River Plate fan, the most popular Argentine clubs. No, he was , as fans of a club founded by a priest, Lorenzo Massa, are known.

Everything fits..