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Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas

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Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas — Joliet Sports news

Pope Leo told the basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said his former self might disagree.

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