Baseball rivalry couldn't be averted when Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson — a Cubs fan — met privately Thursday with Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong White Sox fan. Johnson diplomatically brought gifts from both cross-town rivals, and invited the pope to visit his hometown. “When we sat down before we took the group picture, he said he was grateful that we’re all coming together uniting, you know Cubs fans, Sox fans,” Johnson told reporters after the private meeting with Leo at the Vatican.