Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return
Source Scout · Bangor Daily News reports: Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries PARIS (AP) — Might a helping hand from Pope Leo XIV partly explain the Chicago White Sox’s improbable return to the playoffs ? “No comment,” the pontiff replied with a beaming smile when a reporter on his plane to France asked whether the surprise sprung Thursday by the long-suffering team was miraculous and “Do you have anything to do with that?” But the Chicago-born and raised lifelong fan of the White Sox left no doubt that he was thrilled, by adding: “Great things happen in Chicago.” The pontiff’s oh-so-diplomatic answer was perhaps because he’s had experience of how perceive….