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Pope Francis not above soccer trash talk

    by Justin Klugh
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The Pope loves soccer! No, not... not this pope.

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Guh.

No, the real, Argentina-born Pope, Francis, is quite naturally a soccer fan. His team, San Lorenzo, is a historic rival of Boca. ESPN's Wright Thompson has a story on the Pope's reaction to Boca supporters hollering at him as he rode through their town in the Pope mobile.

"Some Boca fans shouted to him, and the Pope, never really breaking his rhythm, flashed a single finger, 1-0, the score of San Lorenzo-Boca, then shrugged, busting chops over the game." 

Oscar Lucchini, a priest and friend of Pope Francis figured prominently in the article, has found himself on the other side of the rivalry as well, and therefore has also been a victim of his buddy's stinging wiiticisms.

"The priest in the nearby slum is a lifelong Boca fan who lives near San Lorenzo. Everyone in Argentina knows that despite being mediocre now, San Lorenzo is the only club with a winning record over the powerhouse Boca, and this past season, after the Crows' victory, the priest checked his email and found a message from the Pope.

'How do you feel living so close to your father?' Francis wrote, a historic message, since never before in the long history of the Papacy has His Holiness ever gloated over a soccer victory by dropping a 'Who's your daddy?' on a dejected friend."